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75% methane, 20% propane and 5% nitrogen detected in a natural gas. Determine the higher heating value and the lower heating value of this natural gas in kJ/mol.
solution
I have assumed that the asked information is at Normal temperature and pressure conditions i.e. pressure is 1 bar and temperature taken for using the latent heat of vapourisation is 100deg.C i.e. normal boiling point of water at which latent heat of vapourisation is 40.8 kJ/mol
NOTE- you can use the values of LHV=-951.885 kJ/mol and HHV= -1045.725 kj/mol where negative sign shown that this much heat will be RELEASED