The Diffusion Rate of H₂ in a Lecture Hall Was

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Short Answer

The diffusion rate of H₂ in a lecture hall was found to be 25.0 m/sec at 25C. How long will it take poisonous HCN gas to diffuse 10 m in the same room?

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Definitions:

Tectonic Terrane

A fault-bounded body of rock that has a different geologic history than adjacent regions.

Horst and Graben

Geological structures where a horst is a raised block of the earth's crust bordered by faults, and a graben is a lowered block of the earth's crust bordered by parallel faults.

Forearc Basin

A sedimentary basin that lies between the volcanic arc and the trench in a convergent plate boundary.

Sedimentary Unit

A layer of sedimentary rock with distinguishable characteristics that set it apart as a visually identifiable segment of a stratigraphic sequence.