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Degrees of Freedom & Internal Energy question from NEET 1999 (AIPMT)

Q43NEET 1999 · AIPMTEasy

Degrees of Freedom & Internal Energy

The degrees of freedom of a molecule of a triatomic gas are

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Answer: (c)

  1. A (non-linear) triatomic molecule has 3 translational and 3 rotational degrees of freedom.
  2. f=3+3=6f = 3 + 3 = 6
  3. So the answer is (c) 6.
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