Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
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Hello!
I have the solution, but just to be sure:
Could you remember me the conversion from weight percent on to mole percent (for gases)?
Thank you so much!





RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Well, we know that for a composant i: ni=mi/Mi
So, if for example, we have just 3 composants:
n1%=((m1%/M1)/((m1%/M1)+(m2%/M2)+(m3%/M3))
The same to find n2% and n3%
Is it right?
(Sorry for my bad English...)
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
If mi is mass, Mi is molecular weight, and ni is moles of component i, then your procedure is correct.
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Thank you very much 25362!
But, i would prefer to have the opinion of Latexman as well!!! ;o)
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
n = moles,
m = mass, and
M = molecular weight,
you are somewhat correct. Your equation will give you mole fraction, not mole %.
In the future if you strive to make it easy for people to answer your questions, you'll get much faster and better responses. Define your assumptions and variables, show us your data and equations, and if it is somewhat complez, attach a drawing.
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Well, you're right and you guessed well!
n = moles;
m = mass;
and M = molecular weight
My answer were not really thorough but I was in a hurry!!
I didn't want you to think that I didn't have any solution (I joke).
Anyway, again, you're right and thank you for advices!!
Méli
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Is this site is American or English?
I'm French and I would like to know if I can ask my questions both in French and English as my English is not so good...
Thank you!
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Anyway, it's a good way for me to improve my technical English...
By the way, I'm a beginner process engineer and begun my first work (with a lot of fear and not enough self-confidence) in a engineering gas company since 3 month
So, it's why my questions are and could look basics...
Happy to have found this excellent forum!
See you...
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
It is my pleasure. I've been a practicing Chemical Engineer for about 30 years, and some of the basics have been engraved into my brain by now.
The reason I ask that questions be thorough is most of us have full time jobs and we cannot spend a lot of time answering them, so the more effort the questioner puts into it, hopefully, the better and faster the advice. I know I skip a lot of questions I could answer, because they would just take too much of my time.
Au revoir.
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Hello Latexman!
Thank you for your answer and sorry for being late to reply, I didn't use eng-tips.com this week-end...
Waw, you have been chemical engineer for 30 years!!! Congratulations! It's my first 3 months in my job and I am so afraid!!!
In the same time, I'm very happy because it looks very interesting!
Normaly, when I was still at school, I was a pretty good student but on the job, things looks different and sometimes (just sometimes) harder...
I think I will come back sometimes to this forum to ask my stupid questions!
Oh, by the way, I have one:
When I want to design any equipment, we define the OPERATING (which are the real ones) and the DESIGN (which are with 5% or 10% more to the operating ones) values of T and P.
I thought that :
OPERATING values = DESIGN values
OVERDESIGN values = DESIGN values + 5/10%
But I think it's false...My boss (who was not very happy of me today) said to me:
OPERATING values = Real values found in calculations
DESIGN values = OPERATING values + 5/10%
What do you think?
As concerning me, I am pretty sure he will fire me before my trial period is over, although I am doing my best for not doing any mistakes but there are so many subtleties...:o(
See you,
Méli
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Convertion from weight percent on to mole percent
Again, you're right!
It's done! I have put another topic!
See you,
Méli