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How many degrees of freedom are there in a diatomic gas?(a) 2(b) 5(c) 3(d) 1I have been asked this question in my homework.Enquiry is from Kinetic Theory in division Kinetic Theory of Physics – Class 11

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Right choice is (b) 5

The best explanation: A DIATOMIC gas has 3 translational DEGREES of FREEDOM and 2 ROTATIONAL degrees of freedom. Thus, the total number of degrees of freedom is 5.



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