The table below shows temperature/composition data collected for a mixture of methylbenzene (M) and octane (O) at 1 atm. Recall that x stands for the mole fraction in the liquid and y stands for the mole fraction in the vapor in equilibrium. The boiling points for methylbenzene (M) and octane (O) are 110.60C and 125.60C, respectively. Construct the phase diagram with Temperature vs. xM. What is the composition of the vapor in equilibrium with the liquid of composition (a) xM = 0.250 and (b) xO = 0.250.   T (0C) 110.9 112.0 114.0 115.8 117.3 119.0 121.1 123.0 xM 0.908 0.795 0.615 0.527 0.408 0.300 0.203 0.097 yM 0.923 0.836 0.698 0.624 0.527 0.410 0.297 0.164

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The table below shows temperature/composition data collected for a mixture of methylbenzene (M) and octane (O) at 1 atm. Recall that x stands for the mole fraction in the liquid and y stands for the mole fraction in the vapor in equilibrium. The boiling points for methylbenzene (M) and octane (O) are 110.60C and 125.60C, respectively. Construct the phase diagram with Temperature vs. xM. What is the composition of the vapor in equilibrium with the liquid of composition (a) xM = 0.250 and (b) xO = 0.250.

 

T (0C)

110.9

112.0

114.0

115.8

117.3

119.0

121.1

123.0

xM

0.908

0.795

0.615

0.527

0.408

0.300

0.203

0.097

yM

0.923

0.836

0.698

0.624

0.527

0.410

0.297

0.164

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