RESULT

Calibration table
Water
(mL)

Methanol
(mL)

Mol water
(g/mol)

Mol
methanol
(g/mol)

Total mol
(g/mol)

Methanol
(mol
fraction)

Methanol
(wt %)

Refractive
index

10

0.556

0.000

0.556

0.000

0.00

1.333

9
8

1
2

0.500
0.444

0.025
0.049

0.525
0.493

0.047
0.100

4.60
9.90

1.334
1.337

0.389

0.074

0.463

0.160

16.0

1.339

6
5
4

4
5
6

0.333
0.278
0.222

0.099
0.123
0.148

0.432
0.401
0.370

0.229
0.307
0.400

22.92
30.70
40.0

1.341
1.343
1.342

0.167

0.173

0.339

0.509

50.9

1.434

2
1
0

8
9
10

0.111
0.056
0.000

0.198
0.222
0.245

0.309
0.277
0.247

0.641
0.799
1.000

64.10
79.90
100.00

1.340
1.336
1.329

Vapour-liquid equilibrium data.

Component
Water
Methanol
3
0.1
3
0.3
3
0.5
3
1.0
3
2.0
3
3.0
1
2.0
1
3.0
1
5.0

Temperature (C)
Vapour
Liquid
91.8
96.7
87.2
92.2
86.7
88.3
81.4
85.8
77.0
82.6
75.6
78.9
71.0
75.6
68.1
70.2
66.3
67.8

Refractive index (nD)

Vapour
Liquid
1.3356
1.3326
1.3383
1.3337
1.3409
1.3354
1.3401
1.3379
1.3384
1.3392
1.3362
1.3417
1.3343
1.3429
1.3326
1.3339
1.3318
1.3372

GRAPH
Graph of RI vs Mol Fraction
1.44

Refractive Index

1.42
1.4
1.38
1.36
1.34
1.32
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

Mol Fraction

X-Y Equilibrium Diagram

0.03

Vapor mol fraction (x)

0.025
0.02
0.015
0.01
0.005
0
0

0.005

0.01

0.015

0.02

Liquid mol fraction (y)

0.025

0.03

0.035

T- xy Graph of Methanol-Water System

120

Temperature (C)

100
80
60

Vapor

40

Liquid

20
0
0

0.005

0.01

0.015

0.02

0.025

Vapor/Liquid mol fraction

0.03

0.035

CALCULATION.
Sample calculation of methanol mol fraction from calibration table.

Water

: 2mL

Methanol : 8mL

Mole of water :

Mole of methanol :

Therefore,

0.047

Sample calculation of methanol fraction.

*Note that the vapor pressure of methanol is 97.658 mmHg.

From Antoines Law: PA

From Raolts Law: PA

. P A

where x (vapor mol fraction)

can be

written as y (liquid mol fraction)

Therefore,

Antoines Constant:

Temperature
(C)
80.5- 293.63

15.1-103.83
80-210

5.15853

1569.613

-34.846

5.20409

1581.341

-33.50

5.31301

1676.569

-21.728

Reference
Ambrose,
Sprake, et al.,
1975
Ambrose and
Sprake, 1970
Hirata and
Suda, 1967

Calculation of methanol mol fraction in vapour state.

When T = 91.8 C (364.8 K)

{

= 0.02762
When T = 87.2 C (360.2 K)

= 0.02367
When T = 86.7 C (359.8 K)
{

= 0.02334
When T = 81.4 C (354.4 K)
{

= 0.01934
When T = 77.0 C (350 K)
{

= 0.016521

When T = 75.6 C (348.6 K)

{

= 0.01569
When T = 71.0 C (344 K)
{

= 0.01322
When T = 68.1 C (341.1 K)
{

= 0.01184
When T = 66.3 C (339.3)
{

= 0.01105

Calculation of methanol mol fraction in liquid state

When T = 96.7 C (369.7 K)

{

=0.03242

When T = 92.2C (365.2 K)

{

=0.02799
When T = 88.3 C (361.3 K)
{

=0.02456
When T = 85.8 C (358.8 K)
{

=0.02255
When T = 82.6 C (355.6 K)
{

=0.02018

When T = 78.9 C (351.9 K)

{

=0.017695
When T = 75.6 C (348.6 K)
{

=0.015698
When T = 70.2C (343.2 K)
{

=0.01283
When T = 67.8 C (340.8 K)
{

=0.01171