Degrees of freedom of a rigid and flexible dumbbell molecule

Experiment no.: 9.1.1202
Freiheits­grade des federnden und starren Hantelmoleküls
The degrees of freedom of a rigid respectively flexible molecule can be demonstrated using an air-cushion table and two masses which are rigidly connected or which are connected via a leaf spring.

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Flexible dumbbell molecule
Rigid dumbbell molecule