The hydrogen halide gases all have the same general formula, HX, where X can be a halogen (F, CI, Br, or I). HCl 2 effuses times faster than one of the others, which one is it; HF, HBr or HI?

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Byron Snyder

27 May, 22:24

The hydrogen halide gases all have the same general formula, HX, where X can be a halogen (F, CI, Br, or I). HCl 2 effuses times faster than one of the others, which one is it; HF, HBr or HI?

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Chelsea Keller · Answer 1

We collected the gas over water; to obtain the true pressure of the gas, we have to correct for the vapor pressure of water. We look up the vapor pressure of water at 24 ºC: 24 torr. The pressure of the evolved gas is, therefore, 738 - 24 = 714 torr. 2. We want the molar mass of the