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Consider a plug flow reactor with a reversible isothermal gas-phase reaction: A + B <--> C...

Consider a plug flow reactor with a reversible isothermal gas-phase reaction:
A + B <--> C
The reactor feed consists of a mixture of 50% A and 50% B. The reaction rate is: (-rA) = k1*CA*CB - k2*CC2 The inlet temperature is 500 K and the total pressure is 200 kPa. The volumetric feed flow rate is 10 m3/s. The rate constants have a values of: k1 = 0.1 m3/(mol*s) and k2 = 0,05 m3/(mol*s).
a) Calculate the conversion of A in a reactor of volume 10m3.
b) Calculate the maximum conversion of A in an infinitely long rector.

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