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)