PHYSICS 1L03 Lecture Notes - Ankle, Atomic Units
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Seventh series: questions on center of mass, and torque. Concept: three masses, 2. 0 kg, 3. 0 kg, and 6. 0 kg, are located at points (3. 0, 0), (6. 0, 0), and (-4. 0, Where is the center of mass of this system: a dumbbell, figure below, has a connecting bar of negligible mass. Oxygen has a mass of 16 atomic units (u) and each hydrogen has a mass of 1 u. The hydrogen atoms are each at an average distance of 96 pm ( 96 x 10 -12 m) from the oxygen atom, and are separated from one another by an angle of 104. 5o. Find the center of mass of a water molecule: two children are balanced on a see-saw of negligible mass. (this assumption is made to keep the example simple. ) The first child, sitting on left side of the pivot, has a mass of 26. 0 kg and sits 1. 60 m from the pivot.