A store receives a shipment of defective balloons. each has a tiny pinhole of the same size. if one balloon is filled with helium and another is filled with air to the same volume and pressure, which balloon will deflate faster and how much faster

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Kyle Weiss

Chemistry

30 October, 11:42

A store receives a shipment of defective balloons. each has a tiny pinhole of the same size. if one balloon is filled with helium and another is filled with air to the same volume and pressure, which balloon will deflate faster and how much faster

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Jaiden Mccullough · Answer 1

YOu should use the Graham's Law of Diffusion

R1 / R2 = √ (M2 / M1)

Helium is R1, air is R2.

I'm not sure if your professor gives density or molar mass for this problem? You need M2 and M1 to solve for the rates of diffusion.