In a factory in which metal parts are degreased with organic solvents, the intern breaks a...

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In a factory in which metal parts are degreased with organicsolvents, the intern breaks a bottle containing a mixture of 5liters of tetrachloroethylene (PER, MW = 166 g/mol, ρ = 1.62 g/cm3, Pv = 18 mm Hg) and 10 liters of trichloroethene (TCE, MW = 131g/mol, ρ = 1.46 g/cm3 , Pv = 54 mm Hg) in a closed room at 20oC.The room has a total volume of 50 m3 . Assume PER and TCE form anideal mixture in the liquid phase.

a. What is the composition (in mole fractions) of the liquidmixture in the bottle?

b. What are the equilibrium concentrations of PER and TCE in theair of the room in mg/L? Note: Make sure to use Raoult’s Law. [PER]= 49.9 mg/L

c. What is the composition (in mole fractions) of the remainingliquid on the floor after equilibrium? XPER = 0.790

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volume of PER 5 L 5000cc density 146 gcc Mass of tetrachloroethene 5000162 g8100 gm moles massMolecular weight81001664879 similarly moles ofTCE 10100014613111145 mass of PER 14600 gm total moles 11145487916024 moles mole    See Answer
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