Explanation

• Steam reforming is an endothermic reaction, so it requires heat.
• When temperature decreases, equilibrium shifts in the backward direction to produce more heat (toward reactants).
• Therefore, hydrogen production decreases.

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Explanation

• In distillation, the liquid with the lower boiling point evaporates first because it requires less heat to become vapor.
• The vapor is then cooled and collected as the more volatile component.
• Components with higher boiling points remain in the liquid phase longer.

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Explanation

• At 18°C, air reaches its dew point, so condensation starts.
• If cooling continues below 18°C, more water vapor changes into liquid water.
• Therefore, water vapor condenses continuously and moisture content decreases.

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Explanation

Relative volatility α = 1.05 means the two components have almost the same volatility.

Rule of thumb:  

• α >> 1 → easy separation, few trays  
• α ≈ 1 → difficult separation, needs many equilibrium stages + high reflux  
• α = 1 → no separation possible by distillation

Here α = 1.05 is very close to 1, so simple distillation won’t work well. You’d need many stages/plates and high energy.

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Explanation

For a nozzle: steady flow energy equation, adiabatic, no work, PE negligible.

h₁ + KE₁ = h₂ + KE₂  

Given:  

h₁ = 300 kJ/kg, h₂ = 260 kJ/kg, KE₁ ≈ 0 because inlet velocity is negligible  

KE₂ = h₁ - h₂  

KE₂ = 300 - 260 = 40 kJ/kg

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Explanation

Polytropic: P V^n = C, here n = 2.0  

So P₁ V₁² = P₂ V₂²  

Given: P₁ = 1000 kPa, V₁ = 1 m³, V₂ = 2 m³  

P₂ = P₁ × V₁² / V₂²  

P₂ = 1000 × 1² / 2²  

P₂ = 1000 / 4 = 250 kPa

Volume doubles → pressure drops to 1/4.  

250 kPa is below 300 kPa, so pressure decreases below 300 kPa.

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Explanation

For ideal gas: Density d = PM / RT  

Given:  

P = 8.21 atm, M = 28 g/mol, T = 280 K, R = 0.0821 L·atm/mol·K  

d = (8.21 × 28) / (0.0821 × 280)  

d = 229.88 / 22.988  

d ≈ 10 g/L

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Explanation

Formula: K = °C + 273.15  

So 25°C = 25 + 273.15 = 298.15 K.

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Explanation

Volume is constant → use Gay-Lussac's Law: P₁/T₁ = P₂/T₂  

Given:  

P₁ = 1.5 atm, T₁ = 300 K, T₂ = 600 K  

P₂ = P₁ × T₂ / T₁  

P₂ = 1.5 × 600 / 300  

P₂ = 900 / 300 = 3.0 atm

Temp doubled from 300 K to 600 K, so pressure also doubles from 1.5 atm to 3.0 atm.

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Explanation

Pressure is constant → use Charles's Law: V₁/T₁ = V₂/T₂  

Given:  

V₁ = 3.0 L, T₁ = 300 K, T₂ = 450 K  

V₂ = V₁ × T₂ / T₁  

V₂ = 3.0 × 450 / 300  

V₂ = 1350 / 300 = 4.5 L

So when temp goes from 300 K to 450 K, volume increases from 3.0 L to 4.5 L.

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