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Ethanol (C2H5OH) is an important industrial chemical which widely used as a solvent, in the synthesis of other organic compounds and the intoxicating ingredients of many alcoholic beverages. In a steady-state reaction, equimolar ethylene (C2H4) and water (H2O) are fed into a reactor to produce ethanol. The reactions that occur as follows;

C2H4 + H2O - C2H5OH
2C2H5OH - (C2H5)2O + H2O

Given that the fractional conversion of ethylene is 0.95 and the fractional yield of ethanol is 0.80. Assume a basis of 100 mol/hr of feed.

(i) Calculate the extent of reactions 1 and 2.

(ii) Calculate the molar composition of the reactor output

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