Benzene and ethylbenze are to be separated in a single-stage flash vessel. The resulting liquid stream...

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Benzene and ethylbenze are to be separated in a single-stageflash vessel. The resulting liquid stream must have a compositionof x1= 0.35 and the resulting vapor stream must have acomposition of y1= 0.75. You may assume Raoult's lawapplies.

a) Determine what T and P must be in the vessel in order tocarry out this separation, show all work and equations used.

b) What additional information is needed to compute the relativeamounts of liquid and vapor leaving the vessel?

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Therefore temperature is    See Answer
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