7.2 In the HCl molecule, the separation between the nuclei of the two atoms is about 1.27 Å (1 Å = 10-10 m). Find the approximate location of the CM of the molecule, given that a chlorine atom is about 35.5 times as massive as a hydrogen atom and nearly all the mass of an atom is concentrated in its nucleus.
7.2 In the HCl molecule, the separation between the nuclei of the two atoms is about 1.27 Å (1 Å = 10-10 m). Find the approximate location of the CM of the molecule, given that a chlorine atom is about 35.5 times as massive as a hydrogen atom and nearly all the mass of an atom is concentrated in its nucleus.
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Let us assume that H atom and Cl atom are at a distance of x and y respectively from the CM (Centre of Mass).
If mass of the H atom = m, mass of the Cl atom = 35.5m
Given x + y = 1,27 À
Let us assume that the centre of mass of the given molecule lies at the origin. Therefore,
We can have, : (my+35.5mx)
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