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Chemical Engineering · Q494

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 494

Q494

At 60° C, vapour pressure of methanol and water are 84.562 kPa and 19.953 kPa respectively. An aqueous solution of methanol at 60° C exerts a pressure of 39.223 kPa; the liquid phase and vapour phase mole fractions of methanol are 0.1686 and 0.5714 respectively. Activity co-efficient of methanol is

A.
1.572
Answer
B.
1.9398
C.
3.389
D.
4.238

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Given   and       and
Since activity co-efficient of methanol