Twenty kmol/hr of an equimolar mixture of n-pentane (1) + 2-propanol (2) at 50C and 200 kPa

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Twenty kmol/hr of an equimolar mixture of n-pentane (1) + 2-propanol (2) at 50°C and 200 kPa is sent to a flash distillation unit operating at 50°C and 75 kPa. Report the following information assuming Raoult’s Law is valid.

∎ Show that the mixture will flash in the flash distillation unit 

∎ Report the flow rate and composition of the overhead (i.e.,vapor) stream 

∎ Report the flow rate and composition of the bottoms (i.e., liquid) stream 

Which assumption that you made in solving this problem would you characterize as least valid and why?  

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