Chapter 6, Problem 6.63E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The time taken by nitrogen gas balloon to begin to show signs of going flat is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

Diffusion is a process in which particles move from higher concentration area to lower concentration area. The relation between rate of diffusion and effusion of gases with their molecular mass is given by Graham’s law of effusion. The Graham’s law of effusion is mathematically represented as,

$\frac{\text{effusion}\text{rate}A}{\text{effusion}\text{rate}B}=\sqrt{\frac{\text{Molecular}\text{mass}\text{of}B}{\text{Molecular}\text{mass}\text{of}A}}$