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Standard XII
Physics
Center of Mass as an Average Point
The structure...
Question
The structure of a water molecule is shown in the figure. Find the distance of the center of mass of the molecule from the center of the oxygen atom.
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Solution
m
1
=
1
g
m
m
2
=
1
g
m
x
1
=
−
(
0.96
×
10
−
10
)
s
i
n
52
o
x
2
=
−
(
0.96
×
10
−
10
)
s
i
n
52
o
x
3
=
0
y
1
=
0
y
2
=
0
y
3
=
(
0.96
×
10
−
10
)
c
o
s
52
o
So , the position of centre of mass is =
[
(
m
1
x
1
+
m
2
x
2
+
m
3
x
3
)
(
m
1
+
m
2
+
m
3
)
,
(
m
1
y
1
+
m
2
y
2
+
m
3
y
3
)
(
m
1
+
m
2
+
m
3
)
]
=
[
(
−
(
0.96
×
10
−
10
)
s
i
n
52
o
+
(
0.96
×
10
−
10
)
s
i
n
52
o
+
16
×
0
)
(
1
+
1
+
16
)
,
(
0
+
0
+
16
×
(
0.96
×
10
−
10
)
c
o
s
52
o
)
(
18
)
]
=
(
0
,
8
9
×
0.96
×
10
−
10
c
o
s
52
o
)
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The structure of a water molecule is shown in figure. Find the distance of the centre of mass of the molecule from the centre of the oxygen atom.
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