Q.

Given below are two statements: Statement 1 : in a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature  obeys Maxwell’s distribution.Statement 2: In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature equals the translational kinetic energy for each molecule.

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a

both statement 1 and statement 2 are true

b

both statement 1 and statement 2 are false

c

statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true

d

statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false

answer is D.

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For a diatomic molecule even rotational energy at given temperature obeys Maxwell’s distribution.For a diatomic molecule rotational energy = 22RT Translational energy =   32RT   ER≠ET
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Given below are two statements: Statement 1 : in a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature  obeys Maxwell’s distribution.Statement 2: In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature equals the translational kinetic energy for each molecule.