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Methane reacts with chlorine to produce methyl chloride and hydrogen chloride. CH4 + Cl2 → CH3Cl + HCl Once formed, methyl chloride can be chlorinated in subsequent reactions to form methylene chloride (CH2Cl2), chloroform (CHCl3) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). In a methyl chloride production process a reactor is fed with methane and chlorine in a molar ratio of 5: 1 (methane: chlorine). In the process the chlorine is consumed in its entirety. The selectivity observed in the process is 4 mol of CH3Cl / mol of CH2Cl2 and negligible amounts of chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. The product stream of reactor passes to a condenser where CH3Cl and CH2Cl2 are separated in liquid form, and CH4 it is separated from the HCl to be recirculated to the process (only CH4 is recirculated). The production of CH3Cl is 500 kmol / h. Calculate the flow and molar composition of the fresh feed, the HCl flow that occurs and the flow of methane recirculation.