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Homework 2 Questions 2345
Homework 2 Questions 2345
1. The elementary gas phase reaction A → B is carried out in a 1,000 L constant-volume batch
reactor initially charged with 8,000 mol species A. At the operating temperature, the value of
the rate constant is 0.14 h-1.
a. Determine the time it will take (in hours) to consume 90% of species A.
b. What will be the concentration of species A (in mol/L) after 8 h?
c. What will be the concentration of species B (in mol/L) after 8 h?
d. Plot the concentrations of species A and B over 25 h.
3. The reaction A + B → 2C takes place in an unsteady CSTR. The feed contains only A and B
in equimolar proportions. Develop mole balances for each species using rA for each (write rB
and rC in terms of rA).
4. Fogler P1-6 Note: You must attach any Polymath or MATLAB output (including code,
graphs, etc.).
5. Optional bonus problem (3 pts extra credit): Fogler P1-2 part (a).