Given below are two statements :Statement I : In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature obeys Maxwell's distribution.Statement II : In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature equals the translational kinetic energy for each molecule.In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Question

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature obeys Maxwell's distribution.

Statement II : In a diatomic molecule, the rotational energy at a given temperature equals the translational kinetic energy for each molecule.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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