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O-LevelChemistryStoichiometry5070/11 · May/June 2017 · Q81 Mark

Which statement correctly explains why chlorine, Cl2, at 40°C diffuses more slowly than neon, Ne, at 20 °C?

AChlorine has a relative molecular mass of 71 whilst neon has a relative atomic mass of 20.
BChlorine is at a higher temperature than neon.
CChlorine is diatomic and neon is monatomic.
DChlorine is more reactive than neon.

✓ Correct answer

A: Chlorine has a relative molecular mass of 71 whilst neon has a relative atomic mass of 20.

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Stoichiometry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 8.

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