The density of vapours of a substance at 1 atm pressure and 400 K is 0.4 kg m−3. These vapours effuse through a pin at a rate of 2 times faster than SO2 under the same conditions. Is it attractive or repulsive forces operating in the given gas molecule? (Given 1 atm = 101325 Nm−2)
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Solution
rvrso=√MsoMv 2=√64Mv;4=64Mv,Mv=16 Molar volume ¯¯¯¯V=16×10−30.4=40×10−3m3 Compressibility factor Z=PVRT=101325×40×10−38.314×400 =1218.9×10−3=1.219 Since Z>1, repulsive forces do operate.