Question

"calculate the ratio of the velocity of hydrogen molecules to the velocity of carbon dioxide molecules at the same temperature"

Answer 1

Answer: 1:4.69

Explanation:

The ratio can be expressed as:

Ua/Ub= √(Mb/Ma)

Where Ua/Ub is the ratio of velocity of hydrogen to carbon dioxide and Ma is the molecular mass of hydrogen gas= 2

Mb is the molecular mass of CO2 = 44

Therefore

Ua/Ub= √(44/2)

Ua/Ub = 4.69

Therefore the ratio of velocity of hydrogen gas to carbon dioxide = 1:4.69

which implies hydogen is about 4.69 times faster than carbon dioxide.