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Poonam Y. Purkar M.Pharm
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Molecular
Diffusion
In Gases In Liquid
Gas A Gas B
CB decreasing
dx
CA decreasing
dCA dCB
NA DAB NB DBA
dX dX
For molecule A For molecule B
where,
DAB DBA = diffusivity of A in B & diffusivity of B in A respectively.
( cm2/sec)
NA & NB = rate of diffusion (gm.moles/ cm2/sec)
where,
PA = partial vapor pressure
nA = no. of moles in volume V at temperature T.
R = gas constant
PA= CA RT ( as CA = nA/ V )
PA
CA
RT
D PA2 PA1
NA
RT X2 X1
where,
PA1 & PA2 are partial pressures of A at distance X1 & X2