2. Extent of reaction and fractional conversion: Consider the process to make ethylbenzene from benzene shown in the diagram below. Then answer all of the following questions: a. What is the limiting reactant, and what is the fractional conversion of the limiting reactant?
2. Extent of reaction and fractional conversion: Consider the process to make ethylbenzene from benzene shown in the diagram below. Then answer all of the following questions: a. What is the limiting reactant, and what is the fractional conversion of the limiting reactant?
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Transcribed Image Text:2. Extent of reaction and fractional conversion: Consider the process to make ethylbenzene from benzene
shown in the diagram below. Then answer all of the following questions:
a. What is the limiting reactant, and what is the fractional conversion of the limiting reactant?
b. Prepare the extent of reaction equation and demonstrate that the extent of reaction value is the
same value, whether based on benzene, ethylene, or ethylbenzene.
Benzene (BZ) + Ethylene (ET) → Ethylbenzene (EB)
C6H₁ + C₂H4 → CH₂C₂H5
nBZ,0 = 100 mol BZ
NET,O = 80 mol ET
Reaction
Process
nBz
= 40 Mol BZ
NET = 20 mol ET
nEB = 60 mol EB
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