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Why can't molecules have thermal energy?​

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Thermal Energy, also known as random or internal Kinetic Energy, due to the random motion of molecules in a system. Kinetic Energy is seen in three forms: vibrational, rotational, and translational. Vibrational is the energy caused by an object or molecule moving in a vibrating motion, rotational is the energy caused by rotating motion, and translational is the energy caused by the movement of one molecule to to another location.

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