JEE Advanced2014ChemistryStates of MatterActual
Paragraph: X and Y are two volatile liquids with molar weights of 10 ~g ~mol ⁻¹ and 40 ~g ~mol ⁻¹ respectively. Two cotton plugs, one soaked in X and the other soaked in Y , are simultaneously placed at the ends of a tube of length L=24 ~cm , as shown in the figure. The tube is filled with an inert gas at 1 atmosphere pressure and a temperature of 300 ~K . Vapours of X and Y react to form a product which is first obs
Options
- ALarger mean free path for X as compared to that of Y.
- BLarger mean free path for Y as compared to that of X.
- CIncreased collision frequency of Y with the inert gas as compared to that of X with the inert gas.
- DIncreased collision frequency of X with the inert gas as compared to that of Y with the inert gas.
Correct answer
D. Increased collision frequency of X with the inert gas as compared to that of Y with the inert gas.
Step-by-step solution
As the collision frequency increases then molecular speed decreases than the expected.