A spacecraft is filled with 0.500 atm of N2 and 0.500 atm of O2. Suppose an object 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.

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A spacecraft is filled with 0.500 atm of N2 and 0.500 atm of O2. Suppose an object 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.

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