chemistry....?

Question

A spacecraft is filled with 0.500 atm of N2 and 0.500 atm of O2. Suppose a micrometeor strikes this spacecraft and puts a very small hole in its side. Under these circumstances,

a. O2 is lost from the craft 6.9% faster than N2 is lost.

b. O2 is lost from the craft 14% faster than N2 is lost.

c. N2 is lost from the craft 6.9% faster than O2 is lost.

d. N2 is lost from the craft 14% faster than O2 is lost.

e. N2 and O2 are lost from the craft at the same rate.

Answer 1

Mean speed of gas is inversely proportional to the square root of their mass. Thus C is correct.