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One mole of nitrogen gas at 0.8 atm takes 38 s to diffuse through a pinhole, whereas one mole of an unknown compound of xenon with fluorine at 1.6 atm takes 57 s to diffuse through the same hole. Calculate the molecular formula of the compound.

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Deepak Patra
12 Years ago
We know that
r1/r2 = √M­2/M1 * P1/P2 or n­1/t1 * t2/n2 = √M­2/M2 * P1/P2
or 1/28 * 57/1 = √M/28 * 0.8/1.6
∴ M = 252233-1963_1235.jpg
Thus compound of xenon with fluorine is XeF6