Ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases are both pungent smelling in nature. Both the gases are released seperately from two opposite corners of the room. Which gas will reach first to a person sitting in the centre of the room ?

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Rate of diffusion $\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{m o l e c u l a r m a s s o f c o m p o u n d}}$
Thus larger the molecular mass, smaller would be the rate of diffusion.
$∴,$ $N H_{3}$ being light will reach first as compared to $H C l$ being lighter one.

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Ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases are both pungent smelling in nature. Both the gases are released seperately from two opposite corners of the room. Which gas will reach first to a person sitting in the centre of the room ?

Rate of diffusion ∝1√molecularmassofcompoundThus larger the molecular mass, smaller would be the rate of diffusion.∴, NH3 being light will reach first as compared to HCl being lighter one.

Rate of diffusion $\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{m o l e c u l a r m a s s o f c o m p o u n d}}$
Thus larger the molecular mass, smaller would be the rate of diffusion.
$∴,$ $N H_{3}$ being light will reach first as compared to $H C l$ being lighter one.