The average translational kinetic energy of nitrogen molecule

[tanzerino]

1. The average translational kinetic energy of a nitrogen molecule at temperature is _____


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3. The Attempt at a Solution :
since nitrogen is diatomic then it has 5 degrees of freedom and therefore the average kinetic energy wouldn't be 3/2kt it would rather be 5/2kt and therefore E=1*10^-20
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[aim1732]

Yes but translational energy would still be 3/2kT.