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In an ideal solution of A and B, 2.75 mol are in the liquid phase and 4.255 mol are in the gaseous phase. The overall composition of the system is ZA = 0.420, and xA = 0.310. Calculate yA.
In an ideal solution of A and B, 2.75 mol are in the liquid phase and 4.255 mol are in the gaseous phase.
Thus total number of moles of A and B = 2.75 + 4.255 = 7.005 moles.
The overall composition of the system is ZA = 0.420. This is overall mole fraction of A. It is multiplied with total number of moles of A and B to obtain overall number of moles of A.
The overall number of moles of A moles.
xA = 0.310 This is mole fraction of A in liquid phase. It is multiplied with total number of moles in liquid phase to obtain number of moles of A in liquid phase.
The number of moles of A in liquid phase moles
From the overall number of moles of A, the number of moles of A in liquid phase is subtracted to get the number of moles of A in vapor phase.
The number of moles of A in vapor phase = 2.9421 - 0.8525 = 2.0896 moles.
yA is the mole fraction of A in vapor phase. It is the ratio of number of moles of A in vapor phase to total number of moles in vapor phase.