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

Option 1 - <p>Statement I is false but Statement II is true.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
Option 2 - <p>Both Statement I and Statement II are true.</p>
Option 3 - <p>Statement I is true but Statement II is false.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
Option 4 - <p>Both Statement I and Statement II are false.</p>
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Detailed Solution:

Translational kinetic energy will be equal to rotational kinetic energy corresponds to each degree of freedom.

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