the heavy gas particles took twice as long to diffuse as the light gas particles. This means that the light as particles are moving twice as fast, VH/VL= ½. Therefore, VH2/VL2= ¼. How many times heavier is the heavy gas compared to the light gas?

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the heavy gas particles took twice as long to diffuse as the light gas particles. This means that the light as particles are moving twice as fast, VH/VL= ½. Therefore, VH2/VL2= ¼. How many times heavier is the heavy gas compared to the light gas?

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