Question

The rates of diffusion of CO2 and O3
were found to be 0·29 and 0·271 respectively. Calculate the molecular mass of CO2, if the molecular mass of O3 is 48.

Answer 1

\[\text{rate of diffusion}\propto{1\over\text{mol wt.}}\\
{r_{CO_2}\over r_{O_3}}={w_{O_3}\over w_{CO_2}}
\]