The key feature of Bohr's 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.
In a `CO` molecule, the distance between `C (mass = 12 a. m. u ) and O (mass = 16 a.m.u)` where `1 a.m.u = (5)/(3) xx 10^(-27) kg , `is close to

Options

A. `2.4 xx 10^(-10) m`
B. `1.9 xx 10^(-10) m`
C. `1.3 xx 10^(-10) m`
D. `4.4 xx 10^(-10) m`

Explanation

To solve the problem of finding the distance between the carbon (C) and oxygen (O) atoms in a CO molecule using Bohr's quantization condition, we will follow these steps:

### Step 1: Understanding the Masses
The masses of carbon and oxygen are given as:
- Mass of Carbon (C) = 12 a.m.u
- Mass of Oxygen (O) = 16 a.m.u

We also know that:
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