A sample of He gas is observed to effuse through a pourous barrier in 5.26 minutes. Under the same conditions, the same number of moles of an unknown gas requires 17.1 minutes to effuse through the same barrier. What is the molar mass of the unknown gas

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A sample of He gas is observed to effuse through a pourous barrier in 5.26 minutes. Under the same conditions, the same number of moles of an unknown gas requires 17.1 minutes to effuse through the same barrier. What is the molar mass of the unknown gas

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According to Graham's law of effusion, the rate of effusion of two gases is inversely proportional to the square root of the molar masses of two gases.

                         Rate of effusion ARate of effusion B = MBMA

Given:

Time of effusion of He gas           = 5.26 minutes

Time of effusion of unknown gas = 17.1 minutes

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