Interpretation: To explain why the rate of diffusion of nitrogen gas and carbon monoxide is almost identical at the same temperature.
Concept Introduction: The capacity of gas to pass through a small aperture is known as effusion. The capacity of gases to mingle with one another, typically without the presence of a barrier, is known as diffusion.
Answer to Problem 45LC
Due to their almost identical molecular weights, nitrogen gas and carbon monoxide gas diffuse at very almost identical rates at the same temperature.
Explanation of Solution
The mass of nitrogen = 28 g/mol
The mass of carbon monoxide = 28 g/mol
It is known that the rate will be inversely proportional to the molar mass. It can be expressed as:
Due to the similarity between the molar mass of nitrogen (
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