Pick out the wrong statement.

(A) The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity and the eddy momentum

diffusivity are the same for NSc = NPr= 1

(B) 1 Nm3 of dry air is lighter than 1Nm3 of humid air

(C) The Lewis number of a mixture is unity, when the thermal diffusivity is

equal to the mass diffusivity

1 Answer

Answer :

(B) 1 Nm3 of dry air is lighter than 1Nm3 of humid air

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