5.3.9. The diffusion coefficient of molecules $A$ in gases $B_1$ and $B_2$ is equal to $D_1$ and $D_2$, respectively, if the unit volume of these gases contains $n$ particles. Find the diffusion coefficient of molecules $A$ in a mixture of gases, the unit volume of which contains $n_1$ gas molecules $B_1$ and $n_2$ gas molecules $B_2$.
Solution
We'll consider molecules $A$ as impurities, meaning that the number of collisions of molecules $A$ with each other is much less than the number of collisions with molecules of gases $B_{1}$ and $B_{2}$. We'll also assume that the temperature is the same in all cases. This means we can assume that: