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The distance between the carbon atom and the oxygen atom in a carbon monoxide molecule is `1.1 Å`. Given, mass of carbon atom is 12 a.m.u. and mass of oxygen atom is 16 a.m.u., calculate the position of the centre of mass of the carbon monoxide molecule

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`0.645 Å` from C-atom
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