Acetic acid is hydrolysed in three stirred tank reactors operated in series. The feed flows to the first reactor (V = 1 lit) at a rate of 400 cm³/min. The second and third reactors have volumes of 2 and 1.5 litres respectively. The first order irreversible rate constant is 0.158 min¹.Calculate the fraction hydrolysed in the effluent from the third reactor

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Acetic acid is hydrolysed in three stirred tank reactors operated in series. The feed flows to the first
reactor (V = 1 lit) at a rate of 400 cm³/min. The second and third reactors have volumes of 2 and 1.5
litres respectively. The first order irreversible rate constant is 0.158 min¹.Calculate the fraction
hydrolysed in the effluent from the third reactor
Transcribed Image Text:Acetic acid is hydrolysed in three stirred tank reactors operated in series. The feed flows to the first reactor (V = 1 lit) at a rate of 400 cm³/min. The second and third reactors have volumes of 2 and 1.5 litres respectively. The first order irreversible rate constant is 0.158 min¹.Calculate the fraction hydrolysed in the effluent from the third reactor
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