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Paper 1 · November 2022 · Particulate nature of matter

Which gas has the smallest rate of diffusion?

Amethane
Bammonia
Ccarbon dioxide
Dhydrogen chloride

Explanation

The heavier the molecule, the more slowly it moves at a given temperature and the more slowly it diffuses. The relative molecular masses are methane 16, ammonia 17, hydrogen chloride 36,5 and carbon dioxide 44, so carbon dioxide is the heaviest and diffuses most slowly.

ZIMSEC Chemistry 4024/1, November 2022, Q1

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