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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 the coordinates of the center of mass of the sulfur dioxide molecule. Express your answers in nanometers (1 nm = 10-9 m).

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The center of mass is the point at which all the mass can be considered to be "concentrated" for the purpose of calculating the "first moment", i.e., mass times distance.
Therefore, (m1 + m2 + m3) x_cm = m1x1 + m2x2 + m3x3
Let us denote the ...

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