Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133611095
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 5 - Gases - Exercises - Page 239: 104

Answer

The temperature ratio is $=0.011$ at which two gas will produce the same root mean square velocity.

Work Step by Step

Let the temperature of $He(g)$ is $=T_1$ And the temperature of $UF_6(g)$ is $=T_2$ So the root mean square velocity of $He(g)$ is $=\sqrt {3RT_1/4×10^{-3})}$ And root mean square velocity of $UF_6(g)$ is $=\sqrt {(3RT_2/352.02×10^{-3})}$ Therefore, $\sqrt {(3RT_1/4×10^{-3})}=\sqrt {(3RT_2/352.02×10^{-3})}$ or, $T_1/T_2=4/352.02=0.011$ So the temperature ratio is $=0.011$ at which two gas will produce the same root mean square velocity.
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