Hello Shahana
The answer would have the following steps.
The root mean square velocity of a gas is given by: v(rms) = √[3kT/M] For two different gases 1 and 2 with two molecular weights M1 and M2, we can find the ratio: v1/v2 = √[3kT/M1] /√[3kT/M2] This reduces to: v1/v2 = √[M2/M1] Notice this is equivalent to Graham's law. Just substitute: v(CH4)/v(SO2) = √[64/16] = 2. The methane molecules go twice as fast.
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