Question: A high molecular weight hydrocarbon gas A is fed continuously to a heated high temperature mixed flow reactor where it thermally cracks (homogeneous gas

A high molecular weight hydrocarbon gas A is fed continuously to a 

A high molecular weight hydrocarbon gas A is fed continuously to a heated high temperature mixed flow reactor where it thermally cracks (homogeneous gas reaction) into lower molecular weight materials, collectively called R, by a stoichiometry approximated by A -5R. By changing the feed rate different extents of cracking are obtained as follows: FA0, millimol/hr CAout millimol/liter 300 1000 3000 5000 16 30 50 60 The internal void volume of the reactor is V = 0.1 liter, and at the temperature of the reactor the feed concentration is CAo = 100 millimol/liter. Find a rate equation to represent the cracking reaction.

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