JEE MAIN - Physics (2012 - No. 2)

A diatomic molecule is made of two masses $${m_1}$$ and $${m_2}$$ which are separated by a distance $$r.$$ If we calculate its rotational energy by applying Bohr's rule of angular momentum quantization, its energy will be given by: ($$n$$ is an integer)
$${{{{\left( {{m_1} + {m_2}} \right)}^2}{n^2}{h^2}} \over {2m_1^2m_2^2{r^2}}}$$
$${{{n^2}{h^2}} \over {2\left( {{m_1} + {m_2}} \right){r^2}}}$$
$${{2{n^2}{h^2}} \over {\left( {{m_1} + {m_2}} \right){r^2}}}$$
$${{\left( {{m_1} + {m_2}} \right){n^2}{h^2}} \over {2{m_1}{m_2}{r^2}}}$$

Explanation

The energy of the system of two atoms of diatomic

molecule $$E = {1 \over 2}I\omega $$

where $$I=$$ moment of inertia

$$\omega = $$ Angular velocity $$ = {L \over I}.$$

$$L=$$ Angular momentum

$$I = {1 \over 2}\left( {{m_1}{r_1}^2 + {m^2}{r_2}^2} \right)$$

Thus, $$E = {1 \over 2}\left( {{m_1}{r_1}^2 + m{}_2{r_2}^2} \right){\omega ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...\left( i \right)$$

$$E = {1 \over 2}\left( {{m_1}{r_1}^2 + {m_2}{r_2}^2} \right){{{L^2}} \over {{I^2}}}$$

$$L = n{{nh} \over {2n}}$$ (According Bohr's Hypothesis)

$$E = {1 \over 2}\left( {{m_1}{r_1}^2 + {m_2}{r_2}^2} \right){{{L^2}} \over {{{\left( {{m_1}{r_1}^2 + {m_2}{r_2}^2} \right)}^2}}}$$

$$E = {1 \over 2}{{{L^2}} \over {\left( {{m_1}{r_1}^2 + {m_2}{r_2}^2} \right)}}$$

$$ = {{{n^2}{h^2}} \over {8{\pi ^2}\left( {{m_1}{r_1}^2 + {m_2}{r_2}^2} \right)}}$$

$$E = {{\left( {{m_1} + {m_2}} \right){n^2}{h^2}} \over {8{\pi ^2}{r^2}{m_1}{m_2}}}$$

$$\left[ {\,\,} \right.$$ as $$\left. {\,\,\,{r_1} = {{{m_2}r} \over {{m_1} + {m_2}}};\,{r_2} = {{{m_2}r} \over {{m_1} + {m_2}}}\,\,} \right]$$

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