Chapter 5, Problem 88E

One way of separating oxygen isotopes is by gaseousdiffusion of carbon monoxide. The gaseous diffusionprocess behaves like an effusion process. Calculate therelative rates of effusion of ${}^{\text{12}}{\text{C}}^{\text{16}}{\text{O,}}^{\text{12}}{\text{C}}^{\text{17}}\text{O, and}{}^{\text{12}}{\text{C}}^{\text{18}}\text{O}$ .List some advantages and disadvantages of separatingoxygen isotopes by gaseous diffusion of carbon dioxideinstead of carbon monoxide.