A simple distillation column is used to distil a large volume of an acetone/benzene solution containing 95.0 mole % benzene (B). Under total reflux, the product at the still-head contains 90.0 mole % acetone (A). Use a graphical method to find the number of theoretical plates that can be attributed to the column.

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anonymous · Answer

This is the temperature-composition phase diagram with B increasing on the x-axis and A decreasing.

aaronq · Answer

have you looked into the McCabe-Thiele method?