Rotational Motion of a Water Molecule (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Rotational Motion of a Water Molecule

Caption

This schematic shows the rotational motion of a specific water molecule. At equilibrium, on average, the energy associated with rotational motion must equal the energy associated with the translation of the molecule as a whole. 

Credit

Dilip Asthagiri/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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License

Public Domain

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