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The partial pressure of CO2 in air is 1.333 x 104 Pa and the total pressure is
1.133 x 105 Pa. The gas phase in equilibrium with a water solution at 303K.
What is the value of xA for CO2 in equilibrium in the solution?

From Appendix A.3,

H = 0.186 x 104 atm/mole fraction
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At 303K the concentration of CO2 in water is 0.9 x 10-4 kg CO2/kg water. Using
the Henry’s law constant from Appendix A.3, what partial pressure of CO2
must be kept in the gas to prevent the CO2 from vaporizing from the aqueous
solution?
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A gas mixture at 2.026 x 105 Pa total pressure containing air and SO2 is brought
into contact in a single-stage equilibrium mixer with pure water at 293K. The
partial pressure of SO2 in the original gas is 1.52 x 104 Pa. The inlet gas
contains 5.70 total kg mol and the inlet water 2.20 total kg mol. The exit gas
and liquid leaving are in equilibrium. Calculate the amounts and compositions
of the outlet phases. Use equilibrium data from Fig. 10.2-1