Scribd
Upload
57 views3 pages

SIC1005 Basic Mathematics For Chemistry Tutorial: Vectors: CL CL

This document provides examples of vector calculations including: 1) Adding and subtracting vectors and calculating their magnitudes. 2) Computing the dot product and cross product of vectors. 3) Determining displacement, distance travelled, force, work done, and angle between force and displacement vectors. 4) Finding vector components, bond lengths, and unit cell parameters like volume from geometric relationships between vectors.

Uploaded by

Amelia Umang
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
57 views3 pages

SIC1005 Basic Mathematics For Chemistry Tutorial: Vectors: CL CL

This document provides examples of vector calculations including: 1) Adding and subtracting vectors and calculating their magnitudes. 2) Computing the dot product and cross product of vectors. 3) Determining displacement, distance travelled, force, work done, and angle between force and displacement vectors. 4) Finding vector components, bond lengths, and unit cell parameters like volume from geometric relationships between vectors.

Uploaded by

Amelia Umang
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

SIC1005 Basic Mathematics for Chemistry

Tutorial: Vectors
1. Consider the vectors, = (3,2,1), = (5,0,4), = (3,9,1). Combine them
as follows, and calculate their magnitude:
(a) 4 + 2
((22,8,12); 692)
(b) 3 2 + 4
((11,42, 1); 1886)
, = + +
and = 2 +
, find
2. If = 2 + 3
(a)
(5)
(b) ( 2)
(5)
(c) ( + )
(18)
(d)
(0)
3. If = (2,1, 1) and = (3,4,1), compute
(a)

)
(5 + 1 + 11

(b)

)
(5 1 11

4. Consider a planar phosgene molecule with following orientation


y

Cl

Cl
1.5 D
C

2.5 D
O
Assuming the bond angles are 120, the dipole moment associated with
each of the CCl bond is 1.5 D and 2.5 D for C=O, determine the overall
dipole moment in Cartesian based unit vector.
(+)

SIC1005 Basic Mathematics for Chemistry


Tutorial: Vectors
N acts on an object and the object moved from
5. A force = 2 + 2
) to position B (2 = 2 + 4
). Compute
position A (1 = 5 + 3 2
(a) the magnitude of the force, ||
(3 N)
(b) the displacement of the object, d

)
(3 4 + 6

(c) the distance travelled of the object, ||


(61 m)
(d) the work done, =

(17 J)

(e) the angle between F and d


(42)
6. The complex of CoCl42- adopts a tetrahedral shape, in which the Co lies at
the center of a cube of side 2a, and the Cl- species located on alternate
cube vertice. Given the coordinates of the for Cl- are (, , ) ,
(, , ), (, , ) and (, , )

(a) write the algebraic form of four vector, 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 directed from
the center Co (0,0,0) to the four ligands
(b) find the magnitude of any one of the Co-Cl bond in term of a
(3)
(c) find the inter-ligand distance between any two Cl- species
(8)

SIC1005 Basic Mathematics for Chemistry


Tutorial: Vectors
7. A monoclinic unit cell is defined by
where
|| = 0.824 nm
|| = 0.600 nm

= 2 + 3
122.9

= 1

|| = 0.866 nm

= 2
(a) give the value of 1 and 2
(0.600 nm;0.866 nm)
(b) compute
(0.388 nm2)
(c) compute the value of 2 and 3

(0.448 nm; 0.692 nm)

(d) find the volume of the monoclinic unit cell


(triple scalar product: the volume of parallelepiped, = ( ))
(0.36 nm3)

You might also like