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Relative Volatility is a measure comparing the vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture of chemicals. This quantity is widely used in designing large industrial distillation processes. Check FAQs
α=yGas1-yGasxLiquid1-xLiquid
α - Relative Volatility?yGas - Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase?xLiquid - Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase?

Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction Example

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0.4118Edit=0.3Edit1-0.3Edit0.51Edit1-0.51Edit
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Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction Solution

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FIRST Step Consider the formula
α=yGas1-yGasxLiquid1-xLiquid
Next Step Substitute values of Variables
α=0.31-0.30.511-0.51
Next Step Prepare to Evaluate
α=0.31-0.30.511-0.51
Next Step Evaluate
α=0.411764705882353
LAST Step Rounding Answer
α=0.4118

Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction Formula Elements

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Relative Volatility
Relative Volatility is a measure comparing the vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture of chemicals. This quantity is widely used in designing large industrial distillation processes.
Symbol: α
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase
The Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase can be defined as the ratio of the number of moles a component to the total number of moles of components present in the vapor phase.
Symbol: yGas
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be between 0 to 1.
Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase
The Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase can be defined as the ratio of the number of moles a component to the total number of moles of components present in the liquid phase.
Symbol: xLiquid
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be between 0 to 1.

Other Formulas to find Relative Volatility

​Go Relative Volatility using Equilibrium Vaporization Ratio
α=KMVCKLVC
​Go Relative Volatility using Vapour Pressure
α=PaSatPbSat

Other formulas in Relative Volatility and Vaporization Ratio category

​Go Boil-Up Ratio
Rv=VW
​Go External Reflux Ratio
R=L0D
​Go Feed Q-Value in Distillation Column
q=Hv-fλ
​Go Internal Reflux Ratio
RInternal=LD

How to Evaluate Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction?

Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction evaluator uses Relative Volatility = (Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase/(1-Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase))/(Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase/(1-Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase)) to evaluate the Relative Volatility, The Relative volatility using mole fraction formula is used to indicate the ease or difficulty of using distillation to separate the components from the mixture. Relative Volatility is denoted by α symbol.

How to evaluate Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction using this online evaluator? To use this online evaluator for Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction, enter Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase (yGas) & Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase (xLiquid) and hit the calculate button.

FAQs on Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction

What is the formula to find Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction?
The formula of Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction is expressed as Relative Volatility = (Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase/(1-Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase))/(Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase/(1-Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase)). Here is an example- 0.667664 = (0.3/(1-0.3))/(0.51/(1-0.51)).
How to calculate Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction?
With Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase (yGas) & Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase (xLiquid) we can find Relative Volatility using Mole Fraction using the formula - Relative Volatility = (Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase/(1-Mole Fraction of Component in Vapor Phase))/(Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase/(1-Mole Fraction of Component in Liquid Phase)).
What are the other ways to Calculate Relative Volatility?
Here are the different ways to Calculate Relative Volatility-
  • Relative Volatility=Equilibrium Vaporization Ratio of MVC/Equilibrium Vaporization Ratio of LVCOpenImg
  • Relative Volatility=Saturated Vapour Pressure of More Volatile Comp/Saturated Vapour Pressure of Less Volatile CompOpenImg
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