Question

Each degree of freedom contributes 1 /2kBT to the energy of a system, where possible degrees of freedom are those associated with translation, rotation, and vibration of molecules. This statement refers to:

a. Theorem of kinetic energy
b. Theorem of equipartition of energy
c. Theorem of Entropy

Answer 1

b) Theorem of equipartition of energy

Step-by-step explanation:

The equipartition theorem states that energy is shared equally amongst all energetically accessible degrees of freedom of a system.

think of it as another way of saying that a system will generally try to maximise its entropy by distributing the available energy evenly amongst all the accessible modes of motion.