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6. If Ta and Tb are the boiling points of pure A and pure B

Questionnaire:............................................................ respectively and T is the boiling point of a non-
homogenous immiscible mixture of A and B, then
I. Multiple Choice a. T < Ta and Tb
(open handbook only for #s 1-8) b. T > Ta and Tb
c. Ta < T < Tb
1. At a given pressure, a liquid mixture of benzene and d. Ta > T > Tb
toluene is in equilibrium with its vapour. The available
degree(s) of freedom is (are): 7. The ease or difficulty in separating components by
a. zero distillation is determined by the
b. 1 a. Viscosity
c. 2 b. Density
d. 3 c. Mole Fraction
d. None of these
2. The temperature of the solution in a batch/differential
distillation process as distillation progresses at a 8. A mixture compound A and B forms a maximum boiling
constant pressure is azeotrope at x=0.8 at 1 atm total pressure. A solution of
a. Increasing this composition has a bubble point (TB) and a vapor of
b. Decreasing the same composition has a dew point (TD). Then
c. Remain constant a. Tb < Td
d. None of these b. Tb = Td
c. Tb > Td
3. The relative volatility of A with respect to B in a mixture d. Cannot tell
of A and B is 3/2. What is the mole fraction of B in the
first droplet of liquid condensed from an equimolar 9. The relative volatility of A with respect to B is 2. At what
saturated vapor mixture of A and B? concentration of A of the mixture of A and B is the slope
a. 0.3 of the equilibrium line unity in a plot of y versus x?
b. 0.4 a. 0.366
c. 0.5 b. 0.414
d. 0.6 c. 0.500
d. Never occur
4. An equimolar liquid mixture of species 1 and 2 is in
equilibrium with its vapour at 400K. At this 10. An ideal flash/equilibrium vaporization is carried
temperature, the vapor pressures of the species 1 and 2 out with a binary mixture at constant temperature and
are 180 KPa and 120 KPa respectively. Assuming pressure. A process upset leads to an increase in the
Raoults law is valid, the value of the mole fraction of mole fraction of the less volatile component in the feed.
species 1 in the vapor phase is The flash vessel continues to operate at the previous
a. 0.5 temperature and pressure and still produces liquid and
b. 0.6 vapor. After steady state is re-established,
c. 0.7 a. The amount of liquid produced will decrease
d. 0.8 b. The amount of vapor produced will decrease
c. The amount of liquid and vapor produced will
5. A benzene-toluene mixture (56% by weight of benzene) remain the same
is maintained at 920C and 1 atm. The condition of this d. The new equilibrium compositions of the
mixture is a vapor and liquid products will be different
a. Saturated liquid
b. Saturated vapor
c. Supersaturated vapor
d. Mixture of Liquid and vapor

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II. Problem Solving Answers:............................................................
1. A mixture of 60 mole % A and 40 mol % B is subject to
flash distillation at a separator pressure of 1 atm. The
I.
relative volatility of A with respect to B is constant 3. 1. B
What fraction of the feed must be vaporized to have 2. A
the composition of the vapor leaving the separator be 3. D
75 mol % A? 4. B
2. A batch/differential distillation operation is carried 5. D
out to separate a feed containing 100 moles of a 6. A
binary mixture A and B. The mole fraction of A I the 7. D
feed is 0.7. The distillation progresses until the mole 8. B
fraction of A in the residue decreases to 0.6. The
equilibrium curve in this composition range may be
9. B
linearized to y = 0.7353x + 0.3088 where x and y are 10. B
the mole fraction of the more volatile component A in
the liquid and vapor phrases respectively. Calculate II.
the number of moles of residue. 1. = 0.4
2. = 48.015
3. Geraniol (C10H18O) is an essential oil of commercial
value. It is conventionally purified by steam 3. = 1.585
distillation. A pilot scale unit is charged with 2 Kg of
crude geraniol containing a small amount of non-
volatile impurities. Live saturated steam at 1050C is
passed through the still at a fixed rate. Geraniol is
practically immiscible with water. Vapor pressure of
water at 1050C is passed through the still at a fixed
rate. Geraniol is practically immiscible with water.
Vapor pressure of water at 1050C is 1.211 bars and
that of geraniol is given by:

7217
( ) = 21.1

Where: is in mmHg and T is in degree K

Neglecting condensation of steam, what is the

amount of steam needed?

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