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Why does $\rm{H_2 O}$ have 12 degrees of freedom?
I know there will be 3 translational D.O.F. and 3 rotational D.O.F., and it can have 4 vibrational D.O.F. (one potential and one kinetic) for each O-H Bond. But from where does 2 more D.O.F. come from?...
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Degrees of freedom of gas molecules
What is the degrees of freedom of a three dimensional polyatomic molecule when only one vibrational mode is excited?
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