Statement I: The internal energy of an ideal gas at particular temperature is distributed equally in translational and rotational kinetic energies, according to the law of equipartition of energy.
Statement II: A monoatomic gas has zero rotational kinetic energy.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
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Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
In monoatomic gas, the rotational KE is zero since the gas atoms cannot rotate around any axis. An ideal gas's internal energy at a given temperature is distributed equally across its rotational and translational degrees of freedom, according to the law of equipartition of energy.
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