In certain composition ranges of mixtures of ethylene tetrachloride (C2Cl4), isopropyl alcohol, and water separate, if given enough time, into two liquid phases. A table of eqilibirium data is shown below: The left-hand side of the table shows the compositions in the lower layer and the right-hand side shows the compositions of the upper layer in equilibrium with that composition. In the process for today, 100 lbs of a composition of 40%-by-mass C2Cl4, 38%-by-mass isopropyl alcohol and 22%-by-mass water is initially mixed and then allowed to separate. Lower layer %-by-mass Upper layer %-by-mass C2Cl4 isopropyl alcohol water C2Cl4 isopropyl alcohol water 100 0 0 0 0 100 94 5 1 1 33 66 88 10 2 21 49 30 82 15 3 35 46 19 76 20 4 20 38 12 a. Draw a schematic of this process. b. Based on your drawing, conduct a degree of freedom analysis. Is this problem solvable? Justify your answer. c. Assuming that the lower level contains 10%-by-mass isopropyl alcohol, what is the mass of each of the two phases formed? Need help with part c please.
In certain composition ranges of mixtures of ethylene tetrachloride (C2Cl4), isopropyl alcohol, and water separate, if given enough time, into two liquid phases. A table of eqilibirium data is shown below: The left-hand side of the table shows the compositions in the lower layer and the right-hand side shows the compositions of the upper layer in equilibrium with that composition. In the process for today, 100 lbs of a composition of 40%-by-mass C2Cl4, 38%-by-mass isopropyl alcohol and 22%-by-mass water is initially mixed and then allowed to separate.
Lower | layer | %-by-mass | Upper | layer | %-by-mass |
C2Cl4 | isopropyl alcohol | water | C2Cl4 | isopropyl alcohol | water |
100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
94 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 66 |
88 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 49 | 30 |
82 | 15 | 3 | 35 | 46 | 19 |
76 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 12 |
a. Draw a schematic of this process.
b. Based on your drawing, conduct a degree of freedom analysis. Is this problem solvable? Justify your answer.
c. Assuming that the lower level contains 10%-by-mass isopropyl alcohol, what is the mass of each of the two phases formed?
Need help with part c please.
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