Answer to Question #289954 in Chemical Engineering for Potti

Question

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A mixture of 40 mol% benzene and 60 mol% toluene

is being flash-distilled at a rate of 10 kmol/h at 1 atm

total pressure. The liquid product should not contain

more than 35 mol% benzene. Calculate the amounts

and the compositions of the top and the bottom products.The relative volatility of benzene in the mixture is 3.Solve analytically.

Answer 1

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