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Chemical Engineering · Q68

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 68

Q68

The number of degree of freedom for an azeotropic mixture of ethanol and water in vapour-liquid equilibrium, is

A.
3
B.
1
Answer
C.
2
D.
0

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
For an azeotropic mixture since the composition of a constituent remains same in vapour and liquid one of the variable to define the system reduces.
So,
Given number of components  number of phases
So, degree of freedom