Distillation using mccabe-thiele method. a rectification column is fed 100 kg mol/h of a mixture of 50 mol % benzene and 50 mol % toluene at 101.32 kpa abs pressure. the feed is liquid at the boiling point. the distillate is to contain 90 mol % benzene and the bottoms 10 mol % benzene. the reflux ratio is 4.52: 1. calculate the kg mol/h distillate, kg mol/h bottoms, and the number of theoretical trays needed using the mccabe-thiele method.

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atomic mass

239 + 1 = y + 134 + 3 combine like terms

240 = y + 137             subtract 137 from both terms

240 - 137 = y

103 = y

atomic number

94 = z +54 + 0

94 = z + 54               subtract 54 from both sides.

40 = z

answer

every chemical equation adheres to the law of conservation of mass, which states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. therefore, there must be the same number of atoms of each element on each side of a chemical equation.