J.R. S. answered 09/23/14
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Graham's Law of Diffusion or Effusion basically says the the rate of diffusion of gas1/rate gas2 = sqrt MW2/sqrt MW1
Or, put another way, the rates of diffusion of two gases are inversely proportional to the square roots of their molar masses. So, heavier gases diffuse slower than lighter gases.
If gas 1 is HCl and gas 2 is NH3, then rate HCl/rate NH3 = sqrt 17/sqrt 36.5
rate HCl/rate NH3 = 4.12/6.04
rate HCl/rate NH3 = 0.68 <---this is the calculated ratio of diffusion rate of HCl/NH3 or answer to (4) above.
Can't answer (3) and/or (5) as we don't know the observed ratio