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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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Let carbon atom is at the origin and the oxygen atom is placed at x-axis `m_1=12,m_2=16,vecr_1=0hati+0hatj and vecr=1.hatj+0hatj` `vecr=(m_1vecr_1+m_2vecr_2)/(m_1+m_2)=(16xx1.1)/28veci``vecr=0.63hati`Ans.
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