You have found a set of thermodynamic data in the literature for benzene (1) + 2-propanol (2) at 298.15 K that you need to evaluate for a particular process. However, you want to verify the quality of the data prior to using it. To that end, please evaluate the thermodynamic consistency of the data set in Table P11-30.

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TABLE P11-30 Vapor-liquid equilibrium of benzene (1) + 2-propanol (2) at 298.15 K. P(kPa) 5.866 8.853 11.199 13.306 14.106 14.452 14.532 13.932 12.586 X₁ 0 0.076 0.164 0.300 0.479 0.638 0.854 0.941 1 Y₁ 0 0.365 0.530 0.635 0.712 0.745 0.795 0.877 1