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Center of Mass H2O

The document describes the structure and center of mass of a water (H2O) molecule. A water molecule consists of an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms that are 105 degrees apart and 9.57 x 10-11 meters from the oxygen. The center of mass is located 0.068d from the oxygen atom along the x-axis and at the origin along the y-axis, where d is the distance between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms.

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Center of Mass H2O

The document describes the structure and center of mass of a water (H2O) molecule. A water molecule consists of an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms that are 105 degrees apart and 9.57 x 10-11 meters from the oxygen. The center of mass is located 0.068d from the oxygen atom along the x-axis and at the origin along the y-axis, where d is the distance between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms.

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Center of Mass of a Water Molecule H2O

1) A water molecule consists of a single oxygen atom (O) to which is attached two hydrogen atoms (H). 2) The H atoms are 105o apart from one another, and a distance d from the O atom, as in the figure, where d = 9.57 x 10-11 meters. (Masses: O = 16u, H = 1u) 3) Where is the center-of-mass located in a coordinate system whose origin is at the center of the O atom?
y

a) For the O atom (x0,y0) = (0,0) b) For the top H atom (x1,y1) = (d*cos(105/2), d*sin(105/2)) c) For the low H atom (x2,y2) = (d*cos(105/2), -d*sin(105/2)) 105o
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Xcm = (m0*x0 + m1*x1 +m2*x2)/(m0+m1+m2) ycm = (m0*y0 + m1*y1 +m2*y2)/(m0+m1+m2) Xcm = (16*0.0 + d*cos52.5 + d*cos52.5)/18 = 0.068d ycm = (16*0.0 + d*sin52.5 - d*sin52.5)/18 = 0.0

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