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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

a gaseous mixture contains 1mole each of CH4 and C2H6 . Then the average molecular weight of that gaseous mixture is

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
number of moles of CH4 is 1,mol weight of CH4 is 16
number of moles of C2H6is 1,mol weight ofC2H6 is 30
mole fraction of CH4=0.5
mole fraction of C2H6=0.5
average molecular weight =16(0.5)+30(0.5)
                                     =8+15
                                     =23