5577Chemical EngineeringMedium
The theoretical minimum work required to separate one mole of a liquid mixture at 1 atm, containing 50 mole % each of n- heptane and n- octane into pure compounds each at 1 atm is________?
A0.5 RT
B2 RT
C-RT ln 0.5
D-2 RT ln 0.5
Correct answer
C. -RT ln 0.5
Explanation
The correct answer is -RT ln 0.5.