Two aqueous hydrogen bromide solutions containing 1.00 wt% HBr (SG = 1.0041) and
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Question
Two aqueous hydrogen bromide solutions containing 1.00 wt% HBr (SG = 1.0041) and 30.0 wt% HBr (SG = 1.2552) are mixed to form a 3.90 molar HBr solution (SG = 1.1234).
1.What feed rate of the 30.0 wt% HBr solution would be required to produce 1050 kg/hr of product?
2.What is the feed ratio of liters of 1.00 wt% HBr solution to liters of 30.0 wt% HBr solution?
m1=68.79,m2=981.21
my kg/hr solution (unknown) V1 L/hr solution (unknown) x1 = 1.00 wt% HBr X2 = 99.00 wt% water m3 = 1050 kg/hr solution V3 L/hr solution (unknown) X5 = 28.1 wt % HBr XG = 71.9 wt% water Mixer m2 kg/hr solution (unknown) V2 L/hr solution (unknown) X3-30.0 wt% HBr X4=70.0 wt% waterExplanation / Answer
1) Mass of one litre of the solution = 1.0041
Mass of HBr in one litre of the solution = 0.01*1.0041
= 0.010041 kg
so there is 0.010041 in one litre of the solution.
for the other feed (m2),
Mass of one litre of the solution = 1.2552 kg
Mass of HBr in one litre of the solution = 0.3*1.2552
= 0.37656 kg
so there is 0.37656 HBr in one litre of the solution.
Therefore,
balancing the masses,
m1+m2=1050
balancing the volume,
m1/0.010041 + m2/0.37656 = 1050/(0.281*1.1234)
solving, we get m1 = 68.79 kg/hr
m2= 981.21 kg/hr
2) feed ratio = V1/V3
= 68.79*0.281*1.1234/(1050*0.01*1.0041)
=2.059