enmoles of helium gas and one mole of solid argon are in thermal equilibrium with each other at 10 K. Both helium and argon are monatomic, and argon is ten times as massive as helium. How do the average speeds of the atoms in these two substances compare under the conditions specified

Average speed of helium is higher than argon.

Explanation:

The average speed of helium is higher than argon atom under the conditions specified because of lower mass of the helium atom as compared to argon atom. Average speed of an atom is inversely proportional to mass of the atom. If mass of an atom decreases, the atom moves with higher speed while on the other hand, if the mass of an atom increases the average speed of an atom decreases.

number of molecules / avogadro's number * molecule molecular = mass

explanation:

we define a gram-molecular weight as the mass of one mole of any element or compound. a mole contains avogadro's number of units (molecules) –  

6.022

x

10

23

. so, dividing the number of molecules by avogadro's number gives us the number of moles. multiplying that by the molecular weight gives us the mass. from the periodic table we find the gram-molecular weight of u to be238 and of f to be19. so,  

u

f

6

will have a gram-molecular weight of 352g.

a rain shadow is a dry region of land on the side that is protected against the prevailing winds of a mountain range. the prevailing winds are the winds that occur most of the time in a particular place of the earth

prevailing winds carry air toward the mountain range. as the air rises up over a mountain range, the air cools, water vapor condenses, and clouds form. on this side of the mountains, called the windward side, precipitation falls in the form of  rain  or snow. this dry air produces a  rain shadow.