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A vessel of volume 20 L contains a mixture of hydrogen and helium at a temperature of 27 °C and pressure 2.0 atm. The mass of the mixture is 5 g. Assuming the gases to be ideal, the ratio of the mass of hydrogen to that of helium in the given mixture will be
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Options:
  • A 1 : 2
  • B 2 : 3
  • C 2 : 1
  • D 2 : 5
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The correct answer is: 2 : 5

Suppose there are n1 moles of hydrogen and n2 moles of helium in the given mixture. Then the pressure of the mixture will be 

​​​​P=n1RTV+n2RTV=n1+n2RTV

2×101.3×103=n1+n28.330020×10-3

n1+n2=2×101.3×103×20×10-38.3300=1.62   ...(i)
The mass of the mixture is (in g)

  n 1 × 2 + n 2 × 4 = 5  

n 1 + 2 n 2 = 2.5  ......(ii)

Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), n1 = 0.74n2 = 0.88

Hence  mHmHe=0.74×20.88×4=1.483.522 : 5

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