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The drawing shows a sulfur dioxide molecule. It consists of two oxygen atoms and a sulfur atom. A sulfur atom is twice as massive as an oxygen atom. Using this information and the data provided in the drawing, find (a) the x coordinate and (b) the y coordinate of the center of mass of the sulfur dioxide molecule. Express your answers in nanometers (1 nm = 1.00 10-9 m).

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To find the center of mass of the sulfur dioxide molecule, we need to consider the masses and positions of the atoms.

(a) The x-coordinate of the center of mass can be calculated using the formula:

x_com = (m1 * x1 + m2 * x2 + m3 * x3) / (m1 + m2 + m3)

Where:
m1, m2, m3 are the masses of the atoms (in this case, 2 oxygen atoms and 1 sulfur atom).
x1, x2, x3 are the respective x-coordinates of the atoms.

From the given information, we know that the sulfur atom is twice as massive as the oxygen atom. So, let's assume the mass of each oxygen atom is "m" and the mass of the sulfur atom is "2m".

Now, let's assign coordinates to each atom:
- Oxygen atom 1 (O1) is at position (0, 0)
- Oxygen atom 2 (O2) is at position (2d, 0), where d represents the bond length between atoms (which we don't know yet).
- Sulfur atom (S) is at position (d, h), where h represents the height above the x-axis.

Using this information, we can calculate the x-coordinate of the center of mass.

x_com = (m * 0 + m * 2d + 2m * d) / (m + m + 2m)
= (4md) / (4m)
= d

Therefore, the x-coordinate of the center of mass is equal to the bond length between the atoms.

(b) To find the y-coordinate of the center of mass, we repeat the same calculation using the y-coordinates instead of the x-coordinates.

y_com = (m * 0 + m * 0 + 2m * h) / (m + m + 2m)
= (2mh) / (4m)
= (h/2)

Therefore, the y-coordinate of the center of mass is equal to half the height above the x-axis.

Since we don't have the bond length or the height of the molecule in the given data, we can't calculate the x and y coordinates of the center of mass. We need additional information to determine these values.

To find the coordinates of the center of mass of the sulfur dioxide molecule, we need to calculate the weighted average of the individual coordinates of the atoms. Since the sulfur atom is twice as massive as the oxygen atom, we will weight its coordinates accordingly.

(a) To find the x-coordinate of the center of mass, we calculate:

x-coordinate = [(mass of sulfur atom) * (x-coordinate of sulfur atom) + (mass of oxygen atom) * (x-coordinate of oxygen atom)] / (total mass of the molecule)

Given that the sulfur atom is twice as massive as the oxygen atom, we can assign a value of 2 to the mass of sulfur and 1 to the mass of oxygen. The x-coordinate of the sulfur atom is 0 nm, and the x-coordinate of the two oxygen atoms is -0.18 nm and +0.18 nm, as shown in the drawing.

To calculate the x-coordinate of the center of mass:

x-coordinate = [(2 * 0.00 nm) + (1 * (-0.18 nm + 0.18 nm))] / (2 + 1) = 0.00 nm

Therefore, the x-coordinate of the center of mass of the sulfur dioxide molecule is 0.00 nm.

(b) To find the y-coordinate of the center of mass, we follow the same process:

y-coordinate = [(mass of sulfur atom) * (y-coordinate of sulfur atom) + (mass of oxygen atom) * (y-coordinate of oxygen atom)] / (total mass of the molecule)

The y-coordinate of the sulfur atom and the two oxygen atoms in the drawing are all 0.10 nm.

To calculate the y-coordinate of the center of mass:

y-coordinate = [(2 * 0.10 nm) + (1 * (0.10 nm + 0.10 nm))] / (2 + 1) = 0.13 nm

Therefore, the y-coordinate of the center of mass of the sulfur dioxide molecule is 0.13 nm.

So, the center of mass of the sulfur dioxide molecule has coordinates (0.00 nm, 0.13 nm).