Question

How long will it take 10.0 mL of Ne gas to effuse through a porous barrier if it has been observed that 125 minutes are required for 10.0 mL of Ar gas to effuse through the same barrier

Answer 1

88.8 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Graham's law of diffusion relates rate of difusion by the following formula

Rate1 / rate 2 = √( Mass of argon / Mass of Neon)

Where rate = volume divided by time

Rate 1 = 10 ml / t1

Rate 2 = 10 ml / t2

Rate 1/ rate 2 = 10 ml / t1 ÷ 10 ml/ t2 = t2/ t1

t2/t1 = √(Mass of argon / mass of Neon) = √( 39.984/20.179)

125 / t1 = 1.4026

t1 = 125 / 1.4026 = 88.8 minutes