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At 80C the vapour pressure of pure liquid A is 250 mm of Hg and that of pure liquid B is 1000 mm of Hg. If a solution of A and B boils at 80C and 1 atm pressure, the amount of A in the mixture is (1 atm = 760 mm Hg)

A
50 mole percent
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52 mole percent
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C
34 mole percent
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D
48 mole percent
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Solution

The correct option is C 34 mole percent
P= P°a*Xa+ P°b*(1 - Xa)
760 = 250*Xa + 1000*(1 - Xa)
Xa = 34 mole percent

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