Question: A solid sphere composed of pure A with a radius R is placed in a large body of unstirred water as shown below. Compound A

A solid sphere composed of pure A with a radius R is placed in a large body of unstirred water as shown below. Compound A is sparingly soluble in water (CACwater) and the maximum solubility of A is CA. "Quasi-steady-state" conditions can be assumed.: a. Perform a shell balance on the water outside the sphere and, applying the appropriate boundary conditions, determine an expression for dimensionless concentration profile (CA/CA) as a function of dimensionless position (r/R). b. Determine an expression for the molar flux of A(NAr) at the surface of the sphere (r/R=1) and at r/R=10. c. Generate a plot of the dimensionless position (r/R) versus dimensionless concentration profile ( CA/CA) for values of CA/CA from 1 to 0.05 and determine the value for r/R when CA/CA=0.5
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