Benzene and toluene form ideal solution over the entire range of composition.
Benzene and toluene form ideal solution over the entire range of composition. The vapour pressure of pure benzene and toluene at 300 K are 50.71 mm Hg and 32.06 mm Hg respectively. Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in vapour phase if 80 g of benzene is mixed with 100 g of toluene.
Molar mass of benzene $\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}\right)=6 \times 12+6 \times 1$
$=78 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$
Molar mass of toluene $\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)=7 \times 12+8 \times 1$
$=92 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$
Now, no. of moles present in $80 \mathrm{~g}$ of benzene $=\frac{80}{78} \mathrm{~mol}=1.026 \mathrm{~mol}$
And, no. of moles present in $100 \mathrm{~g}$ of toluene $=\frac{100}{92} \mathrm{~mol}=1.087 \mathrm{~mol}$
$\therefore$ Mole fraction of benzene, $x_{b}=\frac{1.026}{1.026+1.087}=0.486$
And, mole fraction of toluene, $x_{t}=1-0.486=0.514$
It is given that vapour pressure of pure benzene, $p_{b}^{0}=50.71 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$
And, vapour pressure of pure toluene, $p_{t}^{0}=32.06 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$
Therefore, partial vapour pressure of benzene, $p_{b}=x_{b} \times p_{b}$
$=0.486 \times 50.71$
$=24.645 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$
And, partial vapour pressure of toluene, $p_{t}=x_{t} \times p_{t}$
$=0.514 \times 32.06$
$=16.479 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$
Hence, mole fraction of benzene in vapour phase is given by:
$\frac{p_{b}}{p_{b}+p_{t}}$
$=\frac{24.645}{24.645+16.479}$
$=\frac{24.645}{41.124}$
$=0.599$
$=0.6$