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Lecture 3
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Kinematics Fundamentals
Isomers
Linkage Transformation
Intermittent Motion
Kinematic Inversion
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Isomers
The word isomer is from the Greek and means having equal parts
Isomers in chemistry are compounds that have the same number and type of
atoms but which are interconnected differently and thus have different physical
properties
Figure (a) shows two hydrocarbon isomers, n-butane and isobutane
Note that each has the same number of carbon and hydrogen atoms (C4H10), but
they are differently interconnected and have different properties
Isomers
Linkage isomers are analogous to these chemical
compounds in that the links (like atoms) have various
nodes (electrons) available to connect to other links
nodes