Question: Air, containing 7 9 mol % nitrogen ( N 2 ) and 2 1 mol % oxygen ( O 2 ) , is split into

Air, containing 79mol% nitrogen (N2) and 21mol% oxygen (O2), is split into two product streams by a separator operating at steady state. One product stream is 98mol%O2 and contains 80% of the oxygen in the air fed to the separator. The other stream is mostly nitrogen. You must produce 1.543 ton/day of the enriched oxygen product stream. Solve for the unknowns in this process following the general strategy for approaching material balance problems.
 Air, containing 79mol% nitrogen (N2) and 21mol% oxygen (O2), is split

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