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Elements can be described by various properties, and identified by their boiling and melting points. For example, gold melts at
Elements can be described by various properties, and identified by their boiling and melting points. For example, gold melts at 1,064ºC and boils at 2,856ºC. Does boiling point depend on the mass present?
A. No; chemical properties stay the same regardless of mass.
B. No; physical properties stay the same regardless of mass.
C. Yes; physical properties can change when mass increases or decreases.
D. No; qualitative properties like boiling point stay the same regardless of mass.
Explanation:
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Chlorine gas (Cl₂)
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- According to the Graham's law of diffusion, the diffusion rate of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its density or molar mass.
- Therefore, a lighter gas will diffuse faster at a given temperature compared to a heavy gas.
- Consequently, the heavier a gas is then the denser it is and the slower it diffuses at a given temperature and vice versa.
In this case we are given gases, CI₂
, H₂,He and Ne.
- We are required to identify the gas that will diffuse at the slowest rate.
- In other words we are required to determine the heaviest gas.
Looking at the molar mass of the gases given;
Cl₂- 70.91 g/mol
H₂- 2.02 g/mol
He - 4.00 g/mol
Ne- 20.18 g/mol
Therefore, chlorine gas is the heaviest and thus will diffuse at the slowest rate among the choices given.
B. Molecules in both the metal and the surrounding air will start moving at higher speeds.
