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Monochloroethane is used in a variety of chemical process both as a reactant and as processing agent.
Chlorination of ethane

Monochloroethane is used in a variety of chemical process both as a reactant and as processing agent. Chlorination of ethane is used to produced monochloroethane which is the desired product, however an undesirable side reaction produces dichloroethane. The reactions are \[ \begin{array}{llll} \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{6}+\mathrm{Cl}_{2} & \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{HCl} & \xi_{1} \\ \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{Cl}_{2} \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{HCl} & \xi_{2} \end{array} \] A mixture of \( 100 \mathrm{~mol} \) of \( C_{2} \mathrm{H}_{6} \) and \( 50.5 \mathrm{mols} \mathrm{Cl}_{2} \) is fed to the reactor. The product stream contains 79 mols \( C_{2} H_{6} \) and 26 mols \( \mathrm{Cl}_{2} \). Find the extent of reaction (mols) for each reaction. Find the moles of monochloroethane and dichloroethane in the product stream. Find fractional conversion (\%) \( f \) of ethane and the yield based on reactant consumed (mols of monochlorethane / \( \mathrm{mol} \) of ethane consumed ).


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