The top tray of a distillation column and the condenser are at a pressure of 20(psia). The liquid on the top tray is an equimolar mixture of n-butane and n-pentane. The vapor from the top tray, assumed to be in equilibrium with the liquid, goes tothe condenser where 50 mol- % of the vapor is condensed. What is the temperature on the top tray? What are the temperature and composition of the vapor leaving the condenser?
The top tray of a distillation column and the condenser are at a pressure of 20(psia). The liquid on the top tray is an equimolar mixture of n-butane and n-pentane. The vapor from the top tray, assumed to be in equilibrium with the liquid, goes tothe condenser where 50 mol- % of the vapor is condensed. What is the temperature on the top tray? What are the temperature and composition of the vapor leaving the condenser?
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Transcribed Image Text:The top tray of a distillation column and the condenser are at a pressure of 20(psia). The liquid on the
top tray is an equimolar mixture of n-butane and n-pentane. The vapor
from the top tray, assumed to be in equilibrium with the liquid, goes tothe condenser where 50 mol-
% of the vapor is condensed. What is the temperature on the top tray? What are the temperature and
composition of the vapor leaving the condenser?
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