Chapter 13: Q68P (page 359)
(II) Estimate the time needed for a glycine molecule (see Table 13鈥4) to diffuse a distance of \(25\;\mu {\rm{m}}\) in water at 20掳C if its concentration varies over that distance from \(1.00\;{\rm{mol/}}{{\rm{m}}^{\rm{3}}}\) to \(0.50\;{\rm{mol/}}{{\rm{m}}^{\rm{3}}}\)? Compare this 鈥渟peed鈥 to its rms (thermal) speed. The molecular mass of glycine is about 75 u.
Short Answer
The time for the diffusion is 0.99 s.
The rms speed is larger than the diffusion speed.