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Which of the following molecules should have pure rotational spectra?
(a) Dimethyltriacetylene,
(b) Cyanotetraacetylene,
(Such molecules have been detected in intersteller space.)
(c) Nitric oxide,
(d) Nitrogen dioxide,
(e) Sulfur tetrafluoride,
(f) Sulfur hexafluoride,
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