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Topic: Find the moment of inertia and the energy (in kJ/mol) of a nitrogen molecule N2  (Read 18291 times)

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I = ? miri2 = m1r12 + m2r22

so we need r1 and r2. They can be found as coordinates of mass center, that are described by conditions:

r1 + r2 = R
m1r1 = m2r2

that gives

r1 = Rm2/(m1+m2)
r2 = Rm1/(m1+m2)

these must be entered into I formula given above, and when rearranged it gives

I = ?R2

quite interesting exercise if you have not done such things in the last 20 years :)

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