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JEE Advanced · Physics · 27. Atomic Physics

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The key feature of Bohr's theory of spectrum of hydrogen atom is the quantization of angular momentum when an electron is revolving around a proton. We will extend this to a general rotational motion to find quantized rotational energy of a diatomic molecule assuming it to be rigid. The rule to be applied is Bohr's quantization condition.
Question:
In a CO molecule, the distance between \(\mathrm{C}\) (mass \(=12 \mathrm{amu}\) ) and \(\mathrm{O}\) (mass = \(16 \mathrm{amu}\) ), where \(1 \mathrm{amu}=\frac{5}{3} \times 10^{-27} \mathrm{~kg}\), is close to

  1. A \(2.4 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}\)
  2. B \(1.9 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}\)
  3. C \(1.3 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}\)
  4. D \(4.4 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~m}\)
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Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(C) \(1.3 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}\)

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Detailed explanation

\(I=\mu r^2\) ( where \(\mu=\) reduced mass) \(\mu=\frac{m_1 m_2}{m_1+m_2}=\frac{48}{7} \mathrm{amu}\) \(=11.43 \times 10^{-27} \mathrm{~kg}\)
Substituting in \(I=\mu r^2\) we get,
\(
\begin{aligned}
r & =\sqrt{\frac{I}{\mu}}=\sqrt{\frac{1.87 \times 10^{-46}}{11.43 \times 10^{-27}}} \\
& =1.28 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}
\end{aligned}
\)
\(\therefore\) The correct answer is (c).
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