The mass fractions of a mixture of gases are 10 percent nitrogen, 3 percent helium, 55 percent methane, and 32 percent ethane. Determine the mole fractions of each constituent, the mixture’s apparent molecular weight, the partial pressure of each constituent when the mixture pressure is 1200 kPa, and the apparent specific heats of the mixture when the mixture is at the room temperature. The universal gas constant is Ru = 8.314 kJ/kmol·K. Use the table containing the molar mass, gas constant, and critical-point properties and the table containing the ideal-gas specific heats of various common gases.   The mole fraction of nitrogen is _______.   The mole fraction of helium is _____.   The mole fraction of methane is ._______   The mole fraction of ethane is ______.   The apparent molecular weight of the mixture is ______kg/kmol.   The partial pressure of nitrogen is ______kPa.   The partial pressure of helium is _____kPa.   The partial pressure of methane is _____kPa.   The partial pressure of ethane is ______kPa.   The constant-pressure specific heat of the mixture is_____ kJ/kg·K.   The constant-volume specific heat of the mixture is _____kJ/kg·K.

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The mass fractions of a mixture of gases are 10 percent nitrogen, 3 percent helium, 55 percent methane, and 32 percent ethane. Determine the mole fractions of each constituent, the mixture’s apparent molecular weight, the partial pressure of each constituent when the mixture pressure is 1200 kPa, and the apparent specific heats of the mixture when the mixture is at the room temperature. The universal gas constant is Ru = 8.314 kJ/kmol·K. Use the table containing the molar mass, gas constant, and critical-point properties and the table containing the ideal-gas specific heats of various common gases.

 

The mole fraction of nitrogen is _______.

 

The mole fraction of helium is _____.

 

The mole fraction of methane is ._______

 

The mole fraction of ethane is ______.

 

The apparent molecular weight of the mixture is ______kg/kmol.

 

The partial pressure of nitrogen is ______kPa.

 

The partial pressure of helium is _____kPa.

 

The partial pressure of methane is _____kPa.

 

The partial pressure of ethane is ______kPa.

 

The constant-pressure specific heat of the mixture is_____ kJ/kg·K.

 

The constant-volume specific heat of the mixture is _____kJ/kg·K.

 

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