A flash drum operating at 300 kPa is separating 1000.0 kmol/h of a mixture that is 40.0 mol% isobutane, 25.0% n-pentane, and 35.0% n-hexane. We wish a 90.0% recovery of n-hexane in the liquid. Find Tdrum, xi, yi, and V/F.

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A flash drum operating at 300 kPa is separating 1000.0 kmol/h of a mixture that is 40.0 mol% isobutane, 25.0% n-pentane, and 35.0% n-hexane. We wish a 90.0% recovery of n-hexane in the liquid. Find Tdrum, xi, yi, and V/F.
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