The moment of inertia of HCl molecule about an axis passing through its centre of mass and perpendicular to the line joining the 
and 
ions will be, if the interatomic distance is 1 Å
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B
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
If 
and 
are the respective distances of particles 
and 
from the centre of mass then
⇒ ⇒ 
⇒ ⇒ 
⇒ ⇒ 
and 
Moment of inertia of the system about centre of mass
Substituting 1 a.m.u. = 1.67 × × 10 –27 kg and 1 Å
= 10 –10 mI 
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