A reactor supplied with CO2 and H2O, the product contains 10% H2CO3 and 90% H2O, what is the feed rate of CO2, if the rate of product is 50 mole?

A reactor supplied with CO2 and H2O, the product contains 10% H2CO3 and 90% H2O, what is the feed rate of CO2, if the rate of product is 50 mole? Correct Answer 5 mole

The reaction is CO2 + H2O -> H2CO3. Let the rates of CO2 and H2O be F and W respectively. Element balances, C: F(1) = 0.1P(1), => 10F = P, => F = 5 mole.

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