Gas y effuses half as fast as o2. what is the molar mass of gas y?

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Lillianna Holland

Chemistry

4 March, 15:34

Gas y effuses half as fast as o2. what is the molar mass of gas y?

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Gordon Potter · Answer 1

To solve this question, we will use Graham's law which states that:

(R1 / R2) ^ 2 = M2 / M1 where

R1 and R2 are the rates of effusion and M1 and M2 are the molar masses of the two gases.

From the periodic table, we can calculate the molar mass of O2 as follows:

molar mass of O2 = 2*16 = 32 grams

Therefore we have:

R1 / R2 = Ry / RO2 = 1/2

M1 is My we want to get

M2 is molar mass of O2 = 32 grams

Substitute in the above equation to get the molar mass of y as follows:

(1/2) ^2 = (32/My)

1/4 = 32/My

My = 32*4 = 128

Therefore, molar mass of gas y = 128 grams