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(358004360) 1. Mass Fraction and Mol Fraction
(358004360) 1. Mass Fraction and Mol Fraction
(358004360) 1. Mass Fraction and Mol Fraction
Material Balance
Eng. Javier Ramiro Morales Hernndez
COMPUTE OF MASS FRACTION AND MOL FRACTION
1. The off gases from a gasoline stabilizer are fed to a steam reforming plant to produce
hydrogen. The composition of the off gas, molar%, is:
Component
Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Molar %
77.5
9.5
8.5
4.5
Chemistry Engineer
Material Balance
Eng. Javier Ramiro Morales Hernndez
COMPUTE OF MASS FRACTION AND MOL FRACTION
6. A mixture of methane and air is capable of being ignited only if the mole percent of
methane is between 5% and 15%. A mixture containing 9 mole% methane in air
flowing at a rate of 700 kg/h is to be diluted with pure air to reduce the methane
concentration to the lower flammability limit. Calculate the required flow rate of air in
mol/h and the percent by mass of oxygen in the product gas.
(Note: Air may be taken to consist of 21 mole% O2 and 79% N2 and to have an
average molecular weight of 29.0.)
7. A gas mixture consists of three components: argon, B and C. The following analysis
of this mixture is given:
40 mol% argon
18.75 mass% B
20 mol% C
The molecular weight of argon is 40 and the molecular weight of the C is 50. Find:
a) The molecular weight of B
b) The average molecular weight of the mixture