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the distance between the centres of carbon and oxygen atoms in the carbon monoxide gas molecule is 1.13 * 10' 10 m . the distance of centre of mass of the molecule relative to carbon atom is

the distance between  the centres of carbon and oxygen atoms in the carbon monoxide gas molecule is 1.13 * 10' 10 m . the distance of centre of mass of the molecule relative to carbon atom is

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Manas Shukla
102 Points
7 years ago
Let the mass of carbon be 12 units and oxygen be 16 units (12 u , 16 u),
let A = distance between the two.
Lets assume carbon atom be at origin, So,
centre of mass relative to carbon = \frac{12\times 0 +16\times A}{16+12}
 = 4A/7 = 1.13\times 10^{-10} \times \frac{4}{7}
=6.46 \times 10^{-11}m

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