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sulpher dioxide IS heavier than air.
Approximate air as the ideal gas, that one mole of molecules occupies the same volume (at same T and P). Hence the gas' molecular weight (or averaged molecular weight) is proportional to gas' density. Now, air is 80% N2 (molecular weight 28) and 19% of O2 (molecular weight 32), and 1% of other gases such as Ar, H2O vapour, CO2, etc. The averaged molecular weight would not exceed 32. The molecular weight of SO2 is 64. It is therefore heavier than air.

2007-09-05 14:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Hahaha 7 · 0 0

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