NEET Physics Degrees of Freedom MCQ Question
Which of the following statements about the degrees of freedom of a molecule are correct?
A molecule free to move in three-dimensional space has three degrees of freedom for translation.
A molecule constrained to move in a plane has three degrees of freedom for translation.
Degrees of freedom refer to the number of coordinates needed to specify the position of a molecule.
A molecule restricted to one dimension has two degrees of freedom for motion.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
A molecule free to move in space indeed has three degrees of freedom for translation, as it requires three coordinates to specify its location, while the other statements misinterpret the concept of degrees of freedom as defined in the NCERT context.
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