TUTORIAL SHEET A

1.

The minimum safe distance between two adjacent tanks is prescribed in the relevant government
regulations to be 8.00 metres. What is this distance in feet ?

2.

The standard heat of formation of diethyl ether is -251 kJ/mol. What is this quantity expressed in
Btu/lb-mol ?

3.

A pressure gauge indicates that the pressure inside a reaction vessel is 312.2 psig. If the barometric
pressure is 753 mm Hg what is the vessel's absolute pressure expressed in kPa?

4.

A steel drum weighs 17.60 kg. Into this drum is poured 3.050 Imperial gallons of a chemical having a
density of 50.30 lbm/ft3. What is the combined mass of the drum and chemical ? Express the answer in
lbm.

5.

The Universal gas constant is 8.314 J/(g-mol) K. Express this value in units of atm ft3/(lb-mol) R.

6.

Use the ideal gas law, P V = n R T , to calculate the volume occupied by 17 lb-mol of argon at 639 Torr
and 16.4F. The Universal gas constant, R, is equal to 8.314 J/mol K. Express your answer in cubic
metres.

7.

An aqueous mixture of sulphuric acid and nitric acid has a composition on a weight basis of 37.3 %
H2SO4, 14.4 % HNO3 with the balance water. Express the composition on a molar basis. What is the
average molecular weight of the solution?
MW (H2SO4) = 98.1
MW (HNO3) = 63.0
MW (H2O) = 18.02

8.

A gaseous mixture contains 32.9 mol % He, 40.7 mol % N2 and 26.4 mol % Ar. What is the
composition of this mixture on a mass basis ?
MW (He) = 4.003
MW (N2) = 28.02
MW (Ar) = 39.95

9.

A 1500 bbl shipment of 16.1API oil is blended with 3250 bbl of 38.2API oil. The resultant mixture
has a volume of 4750 bbl. What will be the API gravity of the mixture?

10.

The density of a 1 % solution of potassium chlorate (KClO3) solution may be related to temperature by
the following equation:

1.0067 5.7415 10 5 t 3.6723 10 6 t 2

where, density, , is expressed in kg/m3 and t is expressed in C. Re-write this equation with density
expressed in units of lb/ft3, and temperature expressed in units of F.
11.

A two-component hydrocarbon mixture contains propanoic acid and another unidentified component.
The mass fraction of propanoic acid is 0.387 while its mole fraction is 0.317. The molecular weight of
propanoic acid is 60.05. What is the molecular weight of the other unidentified component ?

12.

A mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons contains benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene and naphthalene. It is
known that the mixture contains 34.0 mol % benzene, 17.5 mol % toluene and 19.8 mol % xylene. The
mole fractions of cumene and naphthalene are unknown, but it is known that the mass fraction of
naphthalene is 0.302. What is the composition of the mixture on a weight basis ?
MW (benzene) = 78.1
MW (toluene) = 92.1
MW (xylene) = 106.2
MW (cumene) = 120.2
MW (naphthalene) = 128.2

13.

A flask contains 4.21 L of an iso-propanol-water mixture at 20C containing 72.0 % w/w of iso-propanol.
The specific gravity of such a mixture is 0.8588 20/4.
a) Calculate the amount of pure iso-propanol (C3H7OH) contained in the flask expressed as:
i) kg
ii) lb
iii) mol
b) Calculate the propanol concentration expressed as:
i) g/L
iv) mol ratio
ii) mol fraction
v) lb/gallon (Imp)
iii) molarity
vi) mass ratio

14.

A mixture contains methanol, ethanol, propanol and water. It is known that

a) The average molecular weight of the mixture is 32.11.
b)

The mole fraction of CH3OH on a water-free basis is 0.188.

c)

1.70 moles of C2H5OH are present for every mole of C3H7OH.

Calculate the composition of the mixture on a molar basis. The molecular weights of the relevant
compounds are:
MW(CH3OH) = 32.04
MW(C2H5OH) = 46.07
MW(C3H7OH) = 60.09
15.

MW(H2O) = 18.02

A batch of a mixed solvent has been prepared in a blending plant from three pure liquids: acetone,
nitrobenzene and glycerol. The batch was despatched to a customer before all the mass and analytical
information was recorded and the only information available from the plant and laboratory is:
i) 24 L of nitrobenzene was used
ii) the batch of mixed solvent contains 33 % w/w of glycerol
iii) the batch of mixed solvent contains 1.3 mole of acetone per mole of glycerol.
Calculate:
i)
Total mass of the batch (kg)
ii) Total volume of the batch (L)
iii) Specific gravity of the batch
iv) Analysis of the batch, % w/w
v) Analysis of the batch, mol %
vi) Analysis of the batch, vol %
It may be assumed that the compounds are completely miscible and that there is no volume change on
mixing.
Data:
Mol. Wt. Spec. Grav. 20/4
Acetone
58.08
0.792
Glycerol
92.09
0.998
Nitrobenzene 123.11
1.205