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Two large vessels containing gaseous mixture of A and B at different concentrations but at the same total pressure are connected by a tapered tube of length 15cm and end diameters 1cm and 4 cm. what should be the diameter of a cylindrical tube of the same length that allows the same rate of transport of A?

(a) 2.5 cm

(b) 2 cm

(c) 3cm

(d) 3.5 cm

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My question comes from Diffusion through Variable Area topic in portion Diffusion in Solids and Molecular Diffusion in Fluids of Mass Transfer

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Correct option is (b) 2 cm

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