Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 14 - The Behavior of Gases - 14 Assessment - Page 481: 86

Answer

A balloon filled with helium will deflate more quickly than a balloon filled with air because helium has a lower molar mass than those of air molecules. In other words, gases of lower molar mass effuse faster than gases of higher molar mass.

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A balloon filled with helium will deflate more quickly than a balloon filled with air because helium has a lower molar mass than those of air molecules. In other words, gases of lower molar mass effuse faster than gases of higher molar mass.
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