Center of mass distance from carbon in CO molecule

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The distance between a carbon atom (m = 12.0u) and an oxygen atom (m = 16.0u) in the CO molecule is 1.13×10-10 m. How far from the carbon atom is the center of mass of the molecule?
 
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Naldo6 said:
The distance between a carbon atom (m = 12.0u) and an oxygen atom (m = 16.0u) in the CO molecule is 1.13×10-10 m. How far from the carbon atom is the center of mass of the molecule?
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i don't know how to begin that problem... can anyone helps me?...
 
Naldo6 said:
i don't know how to begin that problem... can anyone helps me?...
Perhaps you could read your notes or textbook?
 
Naldo6 said:
that exerccise is not in my book...

How do you find the center of mass then?

Or if you don't know how, then what is the center of mass?
 
i really don't knwo too much.. i don't understand my physics profesor...
 

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