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Question : 49 of 53
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The vapour pressures of pure liquids A and B are 450 and 700 mm Hg at 350 K respectively. Find out the composition of the liquid mixture if total vapour pressure is 600 mm Hg. Also find the composition of the vapour phase.
Solution:  
Given :PA0=450 mm Hg,: P^{0}_{A}=450 \text{ mm Hg},
PB0=700 mm Hg,P^{0}_{B}=700 \text{ mm Hg},
PTotal=600 mm Hg,xA=?P_{\text{Total}}=600 \text{ mm Hg}, x_{A}=?
Applying Raoult's law, PA=xA×PA0P_{A}=x_{A} \times P^{0}_{A}
PB=xB×PB0=(1−xA)PB0P_{B}=x_{B} \times P^{0}_{B} = (1-x_{A}) P^{0}_{B}
PTotal=PA+PB=xA×PA0+(1−xA)PB0P_{\text{Total}} = P_{A}+P_{B} = x_{A} \times P^{0}_{A} + (1-x_{A}) P^{0}_{B}
=PB0+(PA0−PB0)xA= P^{0}_{B} + (P^{0}_{A} - P^{0}_{B}) x_{A}
Substituting the given values, we get
600=700+(450−700)xA600=700+(450-700) x_{A}
or, 250xA=100250 x_{A}=100
or xA=100250=0.40x_{A} = \frac{100}{250} = 0.40
Thus, composition of the liquid mixture will be
xA(x_{A}( mole fraction of A)=0.40A)=0.40
xB(x_{B}( mole fraction of B)=1−0.40=0.60B)=1-0.40=0.60
Calculation of composition in the vapour phase
PA=xA×PA0=0.40×450 mm HgP_{A}=x_{A} \times P^{0}_{A}=0.40 \times 450 \text{ mm Hg} =180 mm Hg=180 \text{ mm Hg}
PB=xB×PB0=0.60×700 mm HgP_{B}=x_{B} \times P^{0}_{B}=0.60 \times 700 \text{ mm Hg} =420 mm Hg=420 \text{ mm Hg}
Mole fraction of AA in the vapour phase =PAPA+PB= \frac{P_{A}}{P_{A}+P_{B}}
=180180+420=0.30= \frac{180}{180+420}=0.30
Mole fraction of B in the vapour phase =1−0.30=0.70= 1 - 0.30 = 0.70
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