Answer:
Hypoflorous acid, HOF
Explanation:
From the question, we're told that the helium atoms effuses 3 times than the said gas X.
We can determine the rate of effusion by using the formula
r is inversely proportional to 1/√M, where M is the molecular mass of the gas.
And also,
r is inversely proportional to 1/t, where t is the time taken for effusion.
From both formulas I listed, we can conclude that t is directly proportional to √M. And thus we proceed.
The molecular mass of Helium is 4.
tHe = tX/3, where tx is the time taken for the unknown gas X
As of yet, we don't know the molecular mass of X. Next, we say that
tX/tHe =√Mx/MHe
3 = √Mx/4
If we square both the sides, to remove the square root, we have
9 = Mx/4
Mx = 36
The molecular mass of the unknown gas X is 36.
