In the Dewar's method of separation of noble gases, the mixture of noble gases is kept in contact with…
In the Dewar's method of separation of noble gases, the mixture of noble gases is kept in contact with coconut charcoal at $173 \mathrm{~K}$ which one of the following gaseous mixtures is not adsorbed on to the charcoal?
$\mathrm{Ar}, \mathrm{Kr}$
$\mathrm{Xe}, \mathrm{Ar}$
$\mathrm{He}, \mathrm{Ne}$
$\mathrm{Xe}, \mathrm{Kr}$
Solution
Only $\mathrm{He}$ and $\mathrm{Ne}$ are remained unadsorbed on the coconut charcoal at $-100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}(173 \mathrm{~K})$ as their boiling points are less than $-100^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .(\mathrm{He}=4 \mathrm{~K}, \mathrm{Ne}=27 \mathrm{~K})$