1.2a. Concentration of a liquid solution fed to a distillation column.
A solution of carbon tetrachloride (1) and carbon disulfide (2) containing 50% by weight each is to be continuously distilled at the rate of 4,000 kg/h Determine:
a) The concentration of the mixture in terms of mole fractions.

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Basis: 100 kg mixture
b) The average molecular weight of the mixture.

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c) Calculate the feed rate in kmol/h.

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