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V= 750 ft3 = 21.2376 m3 

T= 21°C = 294 K 

P= 14.5 psia = 1.013×105 Pa

The mixture is saturated with benzene vapor 

At 21°C , vapor pressure of benzene = 1.45 psia

Mole fraction of benzene in feed = 1.45/14.5= 0.1

Mole fraction of inert in feed= 0.9 

Volume of inert gas in feed = 750(0.9)= 675 ft​3

n = PV/(RT)

n = (1.013×105 × 21.2376)/(8.314×294)

n = 880.1516 moles

Moles of inert = 880.1516(0.9)= 792.1365 moles

At equilibrium are condensed liquid and gas 

Mole fraction of benzene in outlet gas = (vapor pressure of benzene)/(P)

P= 5 atm = 73.48 psia

Mole fraction of benzene in outlet gas = (1.45)/(73.48)= 0.01973 

F - feed

L- liquid

V- outlet gas

F = L+ V 

880.1516= L+ V 

Doing component balance 

880.1516(0.1)= L+ V(0.01973)

Solving both equations we get

L=  72.071 moles 

V = 808.079 moles

M.W of benzene = 78 g/mol

Benzene condensed = 78(72.071)= 5621.538 g = 5.6215 Kg = 12.3673 lb 

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