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Graham's Law of Effusion

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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

Graham's Law of Effusion states that the rate of effusion (or escape) of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass.

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