Question: A mixture containing 8 4 . 2 wt % SiCl 4 and 1 5 . 8 wt % Zn is fed continuously at a rate

A mixture containing 84.2 wt% SiCl4 and 15.8 wt% Zn is fed continuously
at a rate of 303 g/h into a small laboratory-scale reactor. The reactor
operates at steady state. Inside the reactor, Si is produced by the following
reaction: SiCl4+2Zn -> Si +2ZnCl2
The reactor exit stream contains Si, ZnCl2, and SiCl4. Calculate the flow
rate and composition of the exit stream. (This reaction formed the basis for
the earliest commercial production of electronics-grade silicon, but has
been replaced by the Siemens process.)

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