Question: Reactant A decomposes by first order kinetics to form B . The stoichiometry of the reaction is unknown. The reaction is run in two reactors:

Reactant A decomposes by first order kinetics to form B. The stoichiometry of the reaction is unknown. The reaction is run in two reactors: one is a constant volume batch reactor and the other is a constant pressure batch reactor (volume can change). Pure A is added to the constant volume reactor, and 50% conversion is achieved after 138.6 minutes. 80% A and 20% inerts are added to the constant pressure reactor. The conversion in this reactor is unknown, but after the same time (138.6 minutes) the volume has increased by 20%. a) What is the conversion in the 2nd reactor? (X=0.5) b) What is e?(e =0.4) c) What is the stoichiometric coefficient of B?(b=1.5)

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