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In a gas mixture if molecular weights of all the species are equal than which one will be more, Mass average velocity or Molar average velocity?

a.

Mass average velocity

b.

Molar average velocity

c.

Both will have the same value

d.

Nothing definite can be said

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Answer: (c).Both will have the same value

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