Homework #2 (Chapter 3) (for Practice)

1. Derive the fugacity coefficient in terms of independent variables V and T starting

from dA = -SdT-PdV

fi P RT
RT ln i RT ln dV RT ln z
yi P V ni T ,V ,n V
i
Also, verify that for a pure component

fi P RT
RT ln dV RT ln z RT ( z 1)
P pure V ni V

2. Consider a mixture of m gases and assume the Lewis fugacity rule is valid for this
mixture. For this case, show that the fugacity of the mixture fmixt is given by
m m
f mixt f pure
yi
,i (i.e ln f mixt yi ln f pure ,i )
i 1 i 1

where yi is the mole fraction of component I and fpure,i is the fugacity of pure
component I at the temperature and total pressure of the mixture.

3. At 25oC and 1 bar partial pressure, the solubility of ethane in water is very small;
the equilibrium mole fraction is XC2H6 = 0.33x10-4. What is the solubility of ethane
at 25oC when the partial pressure is 35 bar? At 25oC, the compressibility factor of
ethane is given by the empirical relation:

z 1 7.63 103 P 7.22 105 P 2

where P is in bar. At 25oC, the saturation pressure of ethane is 42.07 bar and that
of water is 0.0316 bar.

fi P RT
4. Derive RT ln dV RT ln z RT ( z 1)
P pure V ni V


PV ni ui0 Tsi0
n RT V
from G P T dV RT ni ln
V
V i ni RT i