Species is limiting reactant using appropriate calculation

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The following reaction takes place in a reactor

CH4 + Cl2 ----> CH3Cl + HCl

100 grams moles of the feed with composition of 40% methane, 50% chlorine, and 10% nitrogen, are fed to the reactor every hour, the conversion of the limitining reactant is 67%.

A) Determine which species is the limiting reactant using appropriate calculation.

B) Draw flow sheet for the process and label all species and unknowns clearly.

C) Carry out a degree of freedom analysis for this problem.

D) Determine the composition of the product stream leaving the reactor ( i.e. percentage of CH3Cl, HCl, etc)

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