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Bohr Model: Orbits, Speed & Angular Momentum

A diatomic molecule is made of two masses m1m_1 and m2m_2 which are separated by a distance r.r. If we calculate its rotational energy by applying Bohr's rule of angular momentum quantization, its energy will be given by: (nn is an integer)

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Answer: (d)

  1. Moment of inertia I=μr2I = \mu r^2 with reduced mass μ=m1m2m1+m2\mu = \frac{m_1 m_2}{m_1 + m_2}.
  2. Bohr rule L=nℏL = n\hbar, so E=L22I=n2ℏ2(m1+m2)2m1m2r2E = \frac{L^2}{2I} = \frac{n^2\hbar^2 (m_1 + m_2)}{2 m_1 m_2 r^2}.
  3. Writing hh for ℏ\hbar as the options do, E=(m1+m2)n2h22m1m2r2E = \frac{(m_1+m_2) n^2 h^2}{2 m_1 m_2 r^2}.
  4. So the answer is (d).
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