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OS-AP-12-66 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Molecular Transport Phenomena: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Related Processes (Problem 66)

Suppose hydrogen and oxygen are diffusing through air. A small amount of each is released simultaneously. How much time passes before the hydrogen is 1.00 s ahead of the oxygen? Such differences in arrival times are used as an analytical tool in gas chromatography.