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Ch.10 - Gases
Brown - Chemistry: The Central Science 14th Edition
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Capitolo 10, Problema 6a

The apparatus shown here has two gas-filled containers and one empty container, all attached to a hollow horizontal tube. When the valves are opened and the gases are allowed to mix at constant temperature, what is the distribution of atoms in each container?
Diagram showing gas containers in a setup for studying effusion in gases.

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Identify the initial conditions: three containers with different gases (red, blue, green) and two empty containers.
Recognize that when the valves are opened, the gases will mix and distribute evenly due to diffusion.
Understand that the total number of gas particles will be conserved, and they will spread out to occupy all available space.
Calculate the total number of gas particles from all containers and divide by the number of containers to find the average number of particles per container.
Conclude that each container will have an equal number of gas particles, with a mix of red, blue, and green particles in each container.

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Gas Laws

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