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प्रश्न
Describe the total degrees of freedom for monoatomic molecule, diatomic molecule and triatomic molecule.
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उत्तर
Monoatomic molecule: A monoatomic molecule has only three translational degrees of freedom by virtue of its nature.
∴ f = 3
Example: Helium, Neon, Argon
Diatomic molecule: There are two cases.
(i) At Normal temperature: A molecule of a diatomic gas consists of two atoms bound to each other by a force of attraction, the center of mass lies in the center of the diatomic molecule. So, the motion of the center of mass requires three translational degrees of freedom.
In addition, the diatomic molecule can be rotated about three mutually perpendicular axes.
Degree of freedom of diatomic molecule
In addition, the diatomic molecule can be rotated about three mutually perpendicular axes.
But the moment of inertia about its own axis of rotation is negligible. Hence, it has only two rotational degrees of freedom. So totally there are five degrees of freedom.
f = 5
(ii) At high temperature: At a very high temperature such as 5000 K, the diatomic molecules possess additional two degrees of freedom due to vibrational motion [one due to kinetic energy of vibration and the other is due to potential energy].
So totally there are seven degrees of freedom.
f = 7
Example: Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen.
(i) Linear triatomic molecule: The linear triatomic molecule has three translational degrees of freedom. It has two rotational degrees of freedom because it is similar to a diatomic molecule except there is an additional atom at the center.
At normal temperature, linear triatomic molecules will have five degrees of freedom. It has two additional vibrational degrees of freedom at high temperatures.
A linear triatomic molecule
So a linear triatomic molecule has seven degrees of freedom.
Example: Carbon dioxide.
(ii) Non-linear triatomic molecule: It has three translational degrees of freedom and three rotational degrees of freedom about three mutually orthogonal axes. So, the total degrees of freedom.
f = 6
A non-linear triatomic molecule
Example: Water, Sulphur dioxide.
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