Aflask contains an equal mixture of oxygen and argon. which of the following statements is true about the effusion of the gases?

argon will effuse 1.07 times faster than oxygen.

oxygen will effuse 1.19 times faster than argon.

oxygen will effuse 5.29 times slower than argon.

argon will effuse 1.48 times slower than oxygen.

Given that the pressure, temperature and area of effusion is constant, the rate of effusion is inversely proportional to the square root of the molecular mass of the gas.
Mr Oxygen = 32
Mr Argon = 40
Effusion Oxygen = 1/√32
Effusion Argon = 1/√40
Effusion Oxygen / Effusion Argon = √(40) / √(32)
=√(40/32) = √(5/4) = 1.19
Thus, Oxygen will effuse 1.19 times faster than Argon. The second option is correct.

the catch is that the top numbers are atomic masses the bottom numbers are the numbers of protons and electrons in an uncharged atom. they are the number of that atoms as you would find them on the periodic table. further, the numbers on the left are used to determine the missing numbers on the right

so here we go

atomic mass

239 + 1 = y + 134 + 3 combine like terms

240 = y + 137             subtract 137 from both terms

240 - 137 = y

103 = y

atomic number

94 = z +54 + 0

94 = z + 54               subtract 54 from both sides.

40 = z

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