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The possibility of separation will be more if the separation factor is greater than 1.

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asked Sep 21, 2022 in Mass Transfer by Julian (37.1k points)

The possibility of separation will be more if the separation factor is greater than 1.

(a) True

(b) False

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The query is from Distillation-Vapour Liquid Equilibria topic in section Distillation of Mass Transfer

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answered Oct 12, 2022 by Chris (39.8k points)

The correct option is (a) True

Easy explanation: Since if relative volatility is equals to 1. The separation is not possible since the boiling point of the two components will be same.

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