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:

  • AStatement $I$ is false but Statement $II$ is true.
  • BBoth Statement $I$ and Statement $II$ are false.
  • CBoth Statement $I$ and Statement $II$ are true.
  • DStatement $I$ is true but Statement $II$ is false.
JEE MAIN 2021, Medium
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