CH125P M2 Practice Problems

1. For a parcel of air at 30.0oC, 1.50 atm, and relative humidity of 46.3%, determine the
following:
a. Dew point temperature
b. Molal humidity
c. Absolute humidity
d. Percentage humidity
e. Complete molar composition in mole fractions
2. In the combustion of isopropanol (C3H8O), 55.0% excess dry air is supplied. Determine
the Orsat analysis of the resulting flue gas if combustion is complete and the flue gas
exits at 1 atm. Also, determine the dew point temperature and molal humidity of the flue
gas.
3. If the air used in combustion is not dry, adjustments in the calculations are needed to
account for extra water coming into the process. If the air supplied flows at 2.50 m3/s,
25.0oC, 1.50 atm, and with a molal humidity of 0.0521 mol H2O/mol dry air, what is the
flow rate of water coming into the process?
4. Dry air saturated with hexane vapor is to be purified by compression. Initially, the
mixture is at 22.0oC and 14.6 psi. After compressing the mixture to 200 psi (constant
temperature), what is the new composition of the mixture? What percent of hexane was
condensed?
5. The Deacon process is an industrial reaction that generates chlorine gas from the oxidation
of HCl:
𝐻𝐶𝑙(𝑔) + 𝑂2(𝑔) → 𝐶𝑙2(𝑔) + 𝐻2 𝑂(𝑔)
If dry air is used as the source of oxygen and is supplied at 45.0% excess, and the fractional
conversion of the limiting reactant is 0.925, report the composition of the product in mole
fractions. Use the species balance method for your solution.
6. The chlorination of ethane proceeds as follows:
𝐶2 𝐻6(𝑔) + 𝐶𝑙2(𝑔) → 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝐶𝑙(𝑔) + 𝐻𝐶𝑙(𝑔)
However, some of the formed chloroethane further reacts with excess chlorine in an
undesired side reaction:
𝐶2 𝐻5 𝐶𝑙(𝑔) + 𝐶𝑙2(𝑔) → 𝐶2 𝐻4 𝐶𝑙2(𝑔) + 𝐻𝐶𝑙(𝑔)
If only C2H6 and Cl2 are in the feed stream, determine their feed ratio (mol C2H6/mol Cl2)
and the % yield of C2H5Cl given that the fractional conversion of C2H6 is 0.350 and the
selectivity is 12. All chlorine is consumed in the reaction (i.e., no Cl2 in the product stream).
Use the extent of reaction method for your solution.
Assignment: Provide your complete solution to this problem. This is part of PS5.

In the Hall-Heroult process, a current is passed through molten liquid alumina with carbon
electrodes to produce liquid aluminum and CO2:
𝐴𝑙2 𝑂3(𝑙) + 𝐶(𝑠) → 𝐴𝑙(𝑙) + 𝐶𝑂2(𝑔)
Cryolite (Na3AlF6) is often added in the mixture to lower the melting point; consider it as
an inert and a catalyst in the process. Two product streams are generated: a liquid stream
with liquid aluminum metal, cryolite, and unreacted liquid aluminum oxide, and a gaseous
stream containing CO2. Carbon in the reactants is present as a solid electrode and is present
at excess amounts, but it does not exit at the product. If a feed of 1500 kg containing 85.0%
Al2O3 and 15.0% cryolite is electrolyzed, 1152 m3 of CO2 at 950oC and 1.5 atm is produced.
Determine the mass of aluminum metal produced, the mass of carbon consumed, and the
% yield of aluminum. Use the elemental balance method for your solution.