If equal mols of #"N"_2# and #"Ar"# are in the same container with a total pressure of #"10 atm"#, #(A)# what are their partial pressures? #(B)# what is the effusion speed of #"H"_2# if that of #"He"# is #"600 m/s"# at a certain temperature?
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#n_(N_2) = n_(Ar)#
When this is the case, assuming ideal gases, their partial pressures should be identical.
Mathematically, this results in the following mol fractions:
#chi_(N_2) = (n_(N_2))/(n_(Ar) + n_(N_2))#
#chi_(Ar) = (n_(Ar))/(n_(Ar) + n_(N_2))#
But since
#chi_(N_2) = 1/(1 + 1) = 0.5 = chi_(Ar)#
Assuming ideal gases, we can show that both gases have the same partial pressure, the pressure exerted by each gas in the mixture:
#color(blue)(P_(N_2)) = chi_(N_2)P_(t ot)#
#= chi_(Ar)P_(t ot) = color(blue)(P_(Ar))#
#= 0.5("10 atm") = color(blue)("5 atm")#
We are given, then, that argon effuses at
#v_(rms) = sqrt((3RT)/M)# where
#R# and#T# are known from the ideal gas law, and#M# is the molar mass in#"kg/mol"# .
The rate of effusion,
#z_(eff,Ar)/(z_(eff,N_2)) = bb(v_(Ar)/(v_(N_2))) = bb(sqrt(M_(N_2)/(M_(Ar))))#
The relationship of
We are given that
#color(blue)(v_(N_2)) = v_(Ar) sqrt(M_(Ar)/M_(N_2))#
#= "600 m/s" cdot sqrt("0.039948 kg/mol"/"0.028014 kg/mol")#
#=# #color(blue)("716.5 m/s")#
This should make sense, that the lighter gas,
If it really is supposed to be
#color(blue)(v_(H_2)) = v_(He) sqrt(M_(He)/M_(H_2))#
#= "600 m/s" cdot sqrt("0.0040026 kg/mol"/"0.0020158 kg/mol")#
#=# #color(blue)("845.5 m/s")#