A Flask Contains a Mixture of Argon and Neon Gases

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Short Answer

A flask contains a mixture of argon and neon gases at a stabilized temperature. The root-mean-square speed of the argon gas is determined to be 1.21 km/s. What is the root-mean-square speed of the neon gas? The atomic mass of argon is 39.95 g/mol, and that of neon is 20.18 g/mol.

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