A 100 kgh mixture of benzene (B) and toluene (T) containing 50% benzene by mass is separated by distillation into two fractions. The mass flow rate of benzene in the top stream is 45 kg Bh and that of toluene in the bottom stream is 47.5 kg Th. The operation is under steady state.Write balances for benzene and toluene to calculate the unknown componentflow rate in the output streams.

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A 100 kgh mixture of benzene (B) and toluene (T) containing 50% benzene by mass is separated
by distillation into two fractions. The mass flow rate of benzene in the top stream is 45 kg B/h and
that of toluene in the bottom stream is 47.5 kg Th. The operation is under steady state.Write
balances for benzene and toluene to calculate the unknown componentflow rate in the output
streams.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem (Separation of a Mixture of Benzene and Toluene) A 100 kgh mixture of benzene (B) and toluene (T) containing 50% benzene by mass is separated by distillation into two fractions. The mass flow rate of benzene in the top stream is 45 kg B/h and that of toluene in the bottom stream is 47.5 kg Th. The operation is under steady state.Write balances for benzene and toluene to calculate the unknown componentflow rate in the output streams.
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