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Assuming air to be composed exclusively
Mass fraction of each species in the mixture.
Answer to Problem 14.1P
Mass fractions of
Explanation of Solution
According to mass fraction definition,
With
Thus,
Now,
Cancelling the terms and dividing both numerator and denominator by the total pressure
Then,
Mole fractions,
And
Thus,
Mass fractions,
And
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