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Statement

5.3.9. The diffusion coefficient of molecules in gases and is equal to and , respectively, if the unit
volume of these gases contains particles. Find the diffusion coefficient of molecules in a mixture of
gases, the unit volume of which contains gas molecules and gas molecules .

Solution

We'll consider molecules as impurities, meaning that the number of collisions of molecules with each other is much less than the number of collisions with molecules of gases and . We'll also assume that the temperature is the same in all cases. This means we can assume that:

Number of collisions in the mixture:

Let's write down the ratio of to , after some transformations we get:

Let's use the relation for and :

Expressing we get:

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