What are the two most common elements found in the universe?
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Answer to this is Radioactive isotopes.
Isotopes are the species of the same element having different atomic masses that means the number of protons remains the same but number of neutrons do differ. For example and
are the two isotopes of Hydrogen (
).
Radioactive isotopes are the isotopes which release some kind of energy in the form of alpha particles, beta particles or gamma radiation. Examples of each of the decay processes are :
Alpha Decay: In this decay one alpha particle having atomic mass 4 and atomic number 2 or we can say a He molecule will come out.
Beta Decay: In this decay a particle is emitted increasing the atomic number of the reactant by 1 unit.
Gamma Radiation: In this type of reaction only radiation is emitted out which does not change the original molecule.
Explanation:
Molar mass of HBr = 81 g/mol
Molar mass of nitrogen dioxide gas = 46 g/mol
Molar mass of ethane = 30 g/mol
Graham's Law states that the rate of effusion or diffusion of gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the molar mass of the gas. The equation given by this law follows the equation:
So, the gas with least molar mass will effuse out fastest from the container and that is ethane gas.
The formula for average kinetic energy is:
where,
k = Boltzmann’s constant =
T = temperature = 273.15 K ( at STP)
As we can see from the formula that kinetic energy depends upon only temperature of the gas molecule.
So, from this we can say that all the gas molecules have the same average kinetic energy at this temperature.