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In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature

For a diatomic molecule, the three translation direction contribute kT per molecule, and for each molecule there are also two axes of rotation, contributing rotational kinetic energy in the amount of kT each.


i.e. Translational kinetic energy


Rotational kinetic energy


∴


i.e.

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