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Distilling toluene and benzene - Application of Phase rule

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When distilling toluene and benzene under equilibrium conditions can equilibrium be maintained if a) pressure is changed and if b) pressure and temp are changed? Explain by phase rule

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Gibbs' phase rule can be expressed as:

F = c - p + 2

where, F is the number of degrees of freedom, c is the number of components in the ...

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