Consider a homogeneous liquid phase second$-$order irreversible elementary reaction:

$A+BC$

The rate of this reaction $k=1\mathrm{.}6$Lmol$*hr.$

Company first carried out the reaction in a CSTR reactor, with constant volumetric

flow rate $Q=4\frac{L}{h}r$ with initial reactant concentrations $C_{A0}=C_{B0}=5mo\frac{l}{L}.$ This process reached

a $x_A$ of $0\mathrm{.}5.$

The Company wants to increase the $x_A$ by splitting the original CSTR reactor into two smaller

CSTRS in series, each with half of the original volume. Assume that the volumetric flowrate and

initial concentrations remain the same, is the company improving $x_A?$ How much does $x_A$ change?