Rate of diffusion depends upon the molecular masses of gases. Therefore, the gases which have equal molecular mass, have equal rates of diffusion. $\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{M_{2}}{M_{1}}}$ Molecular mass of $N _{2} O =28+16=44$ Molecular mass of $CO _{2}=12 +32=44$ $\therefore \frac{r_{N_{2}} O }{r_{ CO _{2}}}=1$ $\therefore r_{N_{2} O}=r_{C O_{2}}$