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What is the ratio of diffusion rate of oxygen and hydrogen?

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Important Questions on States of Matter: Gases and Liquids

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The ratio of rates of diffusion of oxygen and an unknown gas is 1: 4. The unknown gas is
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Equal moles of hydrogen and oxygen gases are placed in a container with a pin-hole through which both can escape. What fraction of the oxygen escape in the time required for one-half of the hydrogen to escape?
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Two gases A and B are released from the two ends of a tunnel of length 100 m. A travels 40 min, before meeting the gas B in the tunnel. If the molecular weight of B is 18 , what is the molecular weight of A ?
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Initially, the root-mean-square (RMS) velocity of N2 molecules at certain temperature is u. If this temperature is doubled and all the nitrogen molecules dissociate into nitrogen atoms, then the new RMS velocity will be:
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Diffusion of CH4 (g) and O2 (g) occurs under similar conditions, then the ratio of their rates of diffusion is
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The temperature at which oxygen molecules have the same root mean square speed as helium atoms have at 300 K is : (Atomic masses : He = 4 u, O = 16 u)
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The rate of diffusion of methane at a given temperature is twice that of gas X. The molecular weight of gas X is
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If the kinetic energy and RMS speed of a gas at a certain temperature are 4.0 kJ mol-1 and 5.0×104 cm s-1, respectively. The molecular weight of the gas is
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10 litre cylinder contains equal volumes of H2 and He. If the mixture is allowed to diffuse from an opening, estimate the percent composition of the output gas. (Assume ideal behaviour of gas mixture)
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At same temperature and pressure, the rate of diffusion of gas 'X' is 33 times that of a gaseous hydrocarbon of molar mass 54 g mol-1. The molar mass of X in g mol-1 is
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Points I, II and III in the following plot respectively correspond to (Vmp: most probable velocity)

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According to Graham's Law, the rate of diffusion of CO, O2, N2 and CO2 follows the order:
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Identify the correct labels of A,B and C in the following graph from the options given below:
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Root mean square speed Vrms; most proable speed Vmp; Average speed Vav
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For gaseous state, if most probable speed is denoted by C*, average speed by C¯  and root mean square speed by C, then for many molecules, what is the ratios of these speeds?
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At what temperature (inK), the most probable velocity of ozone gas is equal to RMS velocity of oxygen gas at t°C?
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Among the following, the plot that shows the correct marking of most probable velocity VMP, average velocity V¯, and root mean square velocity VRMS is :
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If the r.m.s. speed of a gaseous molecule is x m/sec at a pressure p atm, then what will be the r.m.s. speed at a pressure  2p atm and constant temperature ?
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Sulphur dioxide and oxygen were allowed​ to diffuse through a porous partition. 20 dm3 of SO2 diffuses through the porous partition in 60 seconds. The volume of O2 in dm3 which diffuses under the similar condition in 30 seconds will be (atomic mass of sulphur= 32 u);
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A specific volume of H2 requires 24 s to diffuse out of a container. The time required by an equal volume of O2 to diffuse out under identical conditions, is