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Canuck156
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Hi, this is the question I'm having trouble with:
A gas mixture is known to contain equal numbers of moles of two gases. The mixture has a density of 1.47g/L at 1.00 atm and 298K. In a diffusion experiment, one of the gases was found to diffuse 1.25 times faster than the other under the same conditions. What are the respective molar mases of the two gases?
I've found that [tex]1.25=\sqrt{\frac{M_B}{M_A}}[/tex] Therefore [tex]1.5625=\frac{M_B}{M_A}[/tex], where [tex]M_B[/tex] is the molar mass of gas B. However, from there I have no idea where to go next. I think I'm supposed to use the ideal gas law, but I'm not sure how to apply it when there's a mixture of gases. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
A gas mixture is known to contain equal numbers of moles of two gases. The mixture has a density of 1.47g/L at 1.00 atm and 298K. In a diffusion experiment, one of the gases was found to diffuse 1.25 times faster than the other under the same conditions. What are the respective molar mases of the two gases?
I've found that [tex]1.25=\sqrt{\frac{M_B}{M_A}}[/tex] Therefore [tex]1.5625=\frac{M_B}{M_A}[/tex], where [tex]M_B[/tex] is the molar mass of gas B. However, from there I have no idea where to go next. I think I'm supposed to use the ideal gas law, but I'm not sure how to apply it when there's a mixture of gases. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!