Total number of degrees of freedom of a rigid diatomic molecule is

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Solution

The correct option is C 5
Total number of degrees of freedom of a rigid diatomic molecule is 5.
i.e. 3 + 2 = 5 degree of freedom
Rigid diatomic molecules have 3 translational degrees of freedom and 2 rotational degrees of freedom.

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