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Which of the following denotes gas phase mass transfer coefficient?

(a) Sherwood number

(b) Lewis number

(c) Schmidt number

(d) None of the mentioned

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The correct option is (b) Lewis number

For explanation: Lewis number denotes gas phase mass transfer coefficient as the measurement of gas phase mass transfer is not that easy and needs to be depicted by a dimensionless quantity.

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