In the HCl molecule, the separation between the nuclei of the two atoms is about 1.27 Å (1 Å = 10^(-10) m). Find the approximate location of the CM of the molecule, given that a chlorine atom is about 35.5 times as massive as a hydrogen atom and nearly all the mass of an atom is concentrated in its nucleus.

In the HCl molecule, the separation between the nuclei of the two atom

1.	In the HCl molecule, the separation between the nuclei of the two atoms is about 1.27 Å (1 Å = 10^(-10) m). Find the approximate location of the CM of the molecule, given that a chlorine atom is about 35.5 times as massive as a hydrogen atom and nearly all the mass of an atom is concentrated in its nucleus.
Answer» Solution :LOCATED on the LINE joining H and C1 NUCLEI at a distance of `1.24 Å` from the H end.