A balloon filled with ethyne is pricked with a sharp point and quickly dropped in a tank of H2 gas under identical conditions. After a while the balloon will:
A
shrink
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B
enlarge
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C
completely collapse
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D
remain unchanged in size
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Solution
The correct option is B enlarge H2 gas diffuses more into balloon because rate of diffusion of H2 is greater than the rate of diffusion of ethyne. Hence, it will enlarge.