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Benzene and naphthalene form ideal solution over the entire range of composition. The vapour pressures of pure benzene and naphthalene at 300 K are 50.71 mm Hg and 32.06 mm Hg respectively. Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in the vapour phase if 80 g of benzene is mixed with 100 g of naphthalene.
Solution:  
Molar mass of benzene (C6H6)=78 g mol−1(\mathrm{C}_6\mathrm{H}_6) = 78 \text{ g mol}^{-1}
Molar mass of naphthalene (C10H8)=128 g mol−1(\mathrm{C}_{10}\mathrm{H}_8) = 128 \text{ g mol}^{-1}
∴ Number of moles in 80 g of benzene = 80 g78 g mol−1=1.026 mole\frac{80 \text{ g}}{78 \text{ g mol}^{-1}} = 1.026 \text{ mole}
∴ Number of moles in 100 g of naphthalene =100 g128 g mol−1= \frac{100 \text{ g}}{128 \text{ g mol}^{-1}} = 0.78125 mole
∴ In the solution, mole fraction of benzene =1.0261.026+0.78125=1.0261.80725= \frac{1.026}{1.026+0.78125} = \frac{1.026}{1.80725}
Mole fraction of naphthalene = 1 – 0.567= 0.433
PBenzene0=50.71P^0_{\text{Benzene}} = 50.71 mm Hg, Pnaphthalene0=32.06P^0_{\text{naphthalene}} = 32.06 mm Hg
Applying Raoult’s law of vapour pressure
PBenzene=xBenzene×PBenzene0P_{\text{Benzene}} = x_{\text{Benzene}} \times P^0_{\text{Benzene}} = 0.567 × 50.71 mm Hg = 28.75 mm Hg
Pnaphthalene=xnaphthalene×Pnaphthalene0P_{\text{naphthalene}} = x_{\text{naphthalene}} \times P^0_{\text{naphthalene}} = 0.433 × 32.06 mm Hg = 13.88 mm Hg
∴ From Dalton’s law, mole fraction of benzene in the vapour phase
=PBenzenePBenzene+Pnaphthalene= \frac{P_{\text{Benzene}}}{P_{\text{Benzene}}+P_{\text{naphthalene}}} =28.7528.75+13.88=28.7542.63=0.6744= \frac{28.75}{28.75+13.88} = \frac{28.75}{42.63} = 0.6744
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