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Diffusion Problem

1. The document describes calculating the rate of diffusion of sugar through a stagnant film of coffee using given values for the diffusivity of sugar in coffee, concentrations on each side of the film, and density of a coffee solution. 2. It also describes measuring the diffusivity of acetone in air using an Arnold cell, given the initial and final liquid surface heights, vapor pressure and density of acetone, and operating conditions. 3. The diffusivity of sugar in coffee is calculated to be 2.3129 x 10-7 m2/s, and the diffusivity of acetone in air is calculated to be 6.2737 x 10-6 m2/s using

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Diffusion Problem

1. The document describes calculating the rate of diffusion of sugar through a stagnant film of coffee using given values for the diffusivity of sugar in coffee, concentrations on each side of the film, and density of a coffee solution. 2. It also describes measuring the diffusivity of acetone in air using an Arnold cell, given the initial and final liquid surface heights, vapor pressure and density of acetone, and operating conditions. 3. The diffusivity of sugar in coffee is calculated to be 2.3129 x 10-7 m2/s, and the diffusivity of acetone in air is calculated to be 6.2737 x 10-6 m2/s using

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1.

Calculate the rate of diffusion of sugar through a stagnant film of coffee


0.10 cm thick when the concentrations at 15% and 5%, respectively, on
either side of the film. Assume the diffusivity of sugar through coffee
under the given conditions to be 0.70 x 10-5 cm2/s and the density of a
10% solution is 1.0139 g/cc.
Given:

Dv= 0.70 x 10-5 cm2/s


10% wt solution= 1.439 g/cc
Required: NA
Solution:

Unicomponent

Diffusion

xA =
1

15
342
15
85
+
342
18

x A =0.00920
1

xA =
2

15
342
15
95
+
342
18

x A =0.00276
2

x 10% =

10
342
10
90
+
342
18

x 10% =0.00581

M 10 =0.00581 ( 342 g /mol ) +(10.00581)(18 g /mol )


M 10 = 19.8824 g/mol

C Ave =

10
1.0139 g /cc
=
M 10 19.8824 g/ mol

C Ave =0.0510 mol /cc

cm2
mol
0.70 x 10
0.0510
s
cc
10.00276
N A=
ln
0.10 cm
10.00920
5

N A =2.3129 x 108

mol
kmol
2. 3129 x 107 2
2
cm s
m s

2. An Arnold cell is used to measure the diffusivity of acetone in air at 20C


and 100 kPa pressure. At time= 0, the liquid acetone surface is 1.10 cm
from the top of the tube and after 8 hours of operation, the liquid surface
drops to 2.05 cm. if the concentration of acetone in air that flows over the
top of the tube is zero, what is the diffusivity of acetone in air? At 20C,
the vapor pressure of acetone is 24 kPa and density is 790 kg/m3.
Given:

Pacetone= 24 kPa
acetone= 790 kg/m3

Required:
kPa

100
Solution:
P

T
( P A ) L
P A P A

2 t f m MW
( z 22z 12)( acetone)
Dv =

m=

PT
=
RT

100 kPa

1 atm
( 101.325
kPa )

m3 atm
( 20+273 ) K
0.08205
kmol K
3

m=0.0411 kmol /m

P A =P A x A=24 kPa ( 1 )=24 kPa


1

P A =0 kPa
2

D acetone-air @ 20C,

P
P
P
( T P A ) ( 1000 )( 10024)
( T P A )
=
=87.4518 kPa
1000
PT P A
ln
ln
10024
PT P A

( T P A )L =

( 0.02052 0.01102 ) m2 790 kg3


Dv=

2 ( 8 h ) 0.0411

Dv =6.2737 x 106

kmol
kg
58
3
mol
m

)(

m
s

)(

m
240
87.4518

)
s
)( 3600
1h )

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