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  • Jul 27, 2011, 07:58 AM
    Roddilla
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    Chemistry Question about ThermoChemistry
    Attached please find a question which was given to us in an exam and which was marked wrong for me.

    I formed two equations in order to solve this:

    (2220KJ * moles of propane) + (2877KJ * moles of butane) = 654KJ ---> Equation 1

    Total number of gases:
    If 1 mole occupies 22.4dm3
    ? Occupies 5.6dm3

    Thus total number of moles of gases = 0.25 moles

    Thus,

    moles of propane + moles of butane = 0.25 ----> Equation 2

    For moles of propane I got the answer: 0.0993 moles while,
    The number of moles of butane: 0.151 moles

    Have I worked it out correctly or not?

  • Jul 27, 2011, 10:50 AM
    Unknown008

    It seems correct to me and your final answers were?
  • Jul 28, 2011, 12:02 AM
    Roddilla
    For moles of propane I got the answer: 0.0993 moles while,
    The number of moles of butane: 0.151 moles
  • Jul 28, 2011, 08:59 AM
    Unknown008

    Read your question again, it asks for the mole fraction, not the number of moles of each :)

    If you don't know that that means, you can use Google, which gives a good definition.
  • Jul 28, 2011, 11:02 AM
    Roddilla
    Yes I know and I worked that out. What I want to know is if the basis of m answer is good or not
  • Jul 28, 2011, 11:15 AM
    Unknown008

    I told you already that it was right, by saying that "It seems correct to me" :)
  • Jul 28, 2011, 11:25 PM
    Roddilla
    Comment on Unknown008's post
    Thank you very much

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