(C3H5OH-water) If a mixture of methanol and water is distilled to maximum theoretical separation, what will come out of the top of the distillation column?If you have an initial liquid with a mole fraction of methanol of 0.1, how many theoretical plates are necessary to prepare a mixture which is at least 80% (mole percent) of MeOH? If you have an initial liquid with a mole fraction of C3H5OH of 0.1, how many theoretical plates are necessary to prepare a mixture which is at least 50% (mole percent) of C3H5OH? Txy Diagram for Methanol and Water11010510095908580757065600.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91CompositionTemperature (C) Txy Diagram for Propanol and Water1101051009590858075700.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91CompositionTemperature (C)

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(C₃H₅OH-water) If a mixture of methanol and water is distilled to maximum theoretical separation, what will come out of the top of the distillation column?
If you have an initial liquid with a mole fraction of methanol of 0.1, how many theoretical plates are necessary to prepare a mixture which is at least 80% (mole percent) of MeOH?
If you have an initial liquid with a mole fraction of C₃H₅OH of 0.1, how many theoretical plates are necessary to prepare a mixture which is at least 50% (mole percent) of C₃H₅OH?

Txy Diagram for Methanol and Water
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Txy Diagram for Propanol and Water
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