Schmidt number and Lewis number for pure air at atmospheric
conditions are respectively
(A) < 1 and ≈ 1
(B) 1 and 0
(C) > 1 and ≈ 1
(D) 0 and ≈ 1

1 Answer

Answer :

(A) < 1 and ≈ 1

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