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------------------------------------------------ An oxygen–nitrogen mixture consists of 35 kg of oxygen and 40 kg of nitrogen. This mixture is cooled to 84 K at 0.1 MPa pressure. Determine the mass of the oxygen in the liquid and gaseous phases.

Answer :

Answer:

The mass of oxygen in liquid phase = 14.703 kg

The mass of oxygen in the vapor phase = 20.302 kg

Explanation:

Given that:

The mass of the oxygen [tex]m_{O_2}[/tex] = 35 kg

The mass of the nitrogen [tex]m_{N_2}[/tex] = 40 kg

The cooling temperature of the mixture T = 84 K

The cooling pressure of the mixture P = 0.1 MPa

From the equilibrium diagram for te-phase mixture od oxygen-nitrogen as 0.1 MPa graph. The properties of liquid and vapor percentages are obtained.

i.e.

Liquid percentage of [tex]O_2[/tex] = 70% = 0.70

Vapor percentage of [tex]O_2[/tex] = 34% = 0.34

The molar mass (mm) of oxygen and nitrogen are 32 g/mol and 28 g/mol respectively

Thus, the number of moles of each component is:

number of moles of oxygen = 35/32

number of moles of oxygen = 1.0938 kmol

number of moles of nitrogen = 40/28

number of moles of nitrogen = 1.4286 kmol

Hence, the total no. of moles in the mixture is:

[tex]N_{total} = 1.0938+1.4286[/tex]

[tex]N_{total} = 2.5224 \ kmol[/tex]

So, the total no of moles in the whole system is:

[tex]N_f + N_g = 2.5224 --- (1)[/tex]

The total number of moles for oxygen in the system is

[tex]0.7 \ N_f + 0.34 \ N_g = 1.0938 --- (2)[/tex]

From equation (1), let N_f = 2.5224 - N_g, then replace the value of N_f into equation (2)

0.7(2.5224 - N_g) + 0.34 N_g = 1.0938

1.76568 - 0.7 N_g + 0.34 N_g = 1.0938

1.76568 - 0.36 N_g = 1.0938

1.76568 - 1.0938 = 0.36 N_g

0.67188 = 0.36 N_g

N_g = 0.67188/0.36

N_g = 1.866

From equation (1)

[tex]N_f + N_g = 2.5224[/tex]

N_f + 1.866 = 2.5224

N_f = 2.5224 - 1.866

N_f = 0.6564

Thus, the mass of oxygen in the liquid and vapor phases is:

[tex]m_{fO_2} = 0.7 \times 0.6564 \times 32[/tex]

[tex]m_{fO_2} = 14.703 \ kg[/tex]

The mass of oxygen in liquid phase = 14.703 kg

[tex]m_{g_O_2} = 0.34 \times 1.866 \times 32[/tex]

[tex]m_{g_O_2} = 20.302 \ kg[/tex]

The mass of oxygen in the vapor phase = 20.302 kg