Doubt by Reji

sir..here in solution a..how does the value of mole fraction of benzene and toulene are 0.5???? in question a it is said that equal moles of benzene and toulene are mixed..but how 0.5 value came??

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Answer by Rishikant Pandey

moles of benzene and toluene both are same means equal amount of both are mixed

hence we know that mole fraction is number of moles divided by total number of moles of solution 

mole fraction (Xb) for benzene Nb/Nb+Nt

molefraction (Xt )for toluene Nt/Nb+Nt

Nb----no. of moles of benzene

Nt----no. of moles of toluene

given:

Nb=Nt     =>Xb=Xt-------(1)

Xt+Xb=1  --------(2)

from 1&2

2Xt=1

Xt=1/2=0.5

Xt=Xb=0.5