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COMEDK · Chemistry · 5. States of Matter

Hydrogen diffuses six times faster than gas \(A\). The molar mass of gas \(A\) is

  1. A 24
  2. B 36
  3. C 72
  4. D 6
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(C) 72

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Rate of diffusion \(\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{\text { Molar mass }}}\) \(\therefore \quad \frac{r_{\mathrm{H}}}{r_{\mathrm{A}}}=\sqrt{\frac{M_{\mathrm{A}}}{M_{\mathrm{H}}}}\) \(\because \quad r_{H}=6 r_{A}\) \(\therefore \quad 6=\sqrt{\frac{M_{A}}{2}}\) \(\therefore \quad M_{A}=72\)