A 25 mol% mixture of acetone (A) in water (W) is to be separated by distillation at

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A 25 mol% mixture of acetone (A) in water (W) is to be separated by distillation at an average pressure of 130 kPa into a distillate containing 95 mol% acetone and a bottoms containing 2 mol% acetone. The infinite-dilution activity coefficients are

Y = 8.12 YW = 4.13

Calculate by the Fenske equation the number of equilibrium stages required. Compare the result to that calculated from the McCabe- Thiele method. Is the Fenske equation reliable for this separation?

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