Chemistry

Problem

Hydrogen gas (

\text{H}_2

, molar mass 2.0 g mol⁻¹) and deuterium gas (

\text{D}_2

, molar mass 4.0 g mol⁻¹) effuse simultaneously through the same small pinhole at 300 K. Determine the ratio of their effusion rates,

\text{rate}_{H_2}/\text{rate}_{D_2}