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Bohr's formula for angular momentum of an electron in an orbit is given by

$L=\frac{nh}{2\pi }$

For the first orbit, $n=1$ and the angular momentum is $L_1=\frac{h}{2\pi }=L$

For $2^{nd}$ orbit

$L_2=\frac{2h}{2\pi }=2L$

Hence, the change in angular momentum is

$\Delta L=2L-L=L$