The key feature of Bohr's theory of spectrumof hydrogen atomis the quantization of angular momentum whenanelectron 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.
A diatomic molecule has momentof inertia I By Bohr's quantization condition its rotational energy in the $$n^{th}$$ level (n = O is not allowed) is
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