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Chemical Engineering · Q617

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Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 617

Q617

Unit of molal diffusivity is

A.
cm2/sec gm.mole
Answer
B.
gm moles/cm2.sec
C.
gm moles/cm.sec
D.
gm moles/cm3.sec

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Molal diffusivity (Dm) is a measure of how quickly a substance diffuses through a solvent when there is a concentration gradient between them.

The unit of molal diffusivity is typically expressed in terms of square centimeters per second (cm2/s) multiplied by the number of grams (gm) of the solute per mole (mole) of the solute.

So, the correct unit for molal diffusivity is cm2/sec gm.mole, which corresponds to option A.