a) Which will effuse through a hole faster, bromine Br2(g) (molar mass: 159.8 g/mol) or C(CH3)4(g) (molar mass: 72 g/mol)? Why? (b) How much faster does one gas effuse faster than the other? Provide a numerical value

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(a) Which will effuse through a hole faster, bromine Br2(g) (molar mass: 159.8 g/mol) or

C(CH3)4(g) (molar mass: 72 g/mol)? Why?
(b) How much faster does one gas effuse faster than the other? Provide a numerical value

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