"Published in Newark, California, USA"
A solvent-water mixture is to be distilled at 95°C. The vapor pressure of the solvent at this temperature is 130 mm Hg and that of water is 640 mm Hg. The solvent is immiscible in water and has a molecular weight of 150. What is the weight of the solvent in kilograms that will be carried over in the distillate with 200 kg of water?
Solution:
From the given word problem, it is about Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure because it involves the mixture of gas vapors which are solvent and water. In this problem, the molecular weight of a solvent is unknown but the partial pressure of solvent and water vapor are given. From the given partial pressures, we can solve for the mole fraction of a solvent vapor as follows
If W is the weight of a solvent and its molecular weight is 150 kg/kgmole, therefore the weight of a solvent that will be carried over in the distillate with 200 kg water is
