Explain why nitrogen gas diffuses faster than chlorine gas.
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This is such an interesting question.
The rate of diffusion of a gas depends on the weight of the gas molecules. The heavier the molecules, the slower they move - the lighter the molecules, the faster they move.
Nitrogen molecules weigh about 28 units. Chlorine molecules weigh 71 units. So we would expect nitrogen to diffuse more quickly than chlorine.
Hope this will help you.
The rate of diffusion of a gas depends on the weight of the gas molecules. The heavier the molecules, the slower they move - the lighter the molecules, the faster they move.
Nitrogen molecules weigh about 28 units. Chlorine molecules weigh 71 units. So we would expect nitrogen to diffuse more quickly than chlorine.
Hope this will help you.
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The smaller the atomic pressure, the more prominent is the speed of the particles of gas. So as chlorine gas as a molar weight Cl2=71g and nitrogen a molar weight of N2 28g, it is normal that the atoms of chlorine diffuse more gradually than particles of nitrogen.
Nitrogen is a substantial component of symbol N and nuclear number 7. It was first found and separated by Scottish doctor Daniel Rutherford in 1772 and Chlorine is a concoction component with image Cl and nuclear number 17.
Nitrogen is a substantial component of symbol N and nuclear number 7. It was first found and separated by Scottish doctor Daniel Rutherford in 1772 and Chlorine is a concoction component with image Cl and nuclear number 17.
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