Raoult's Law Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Solved with Excel

The video tutorial guides students through solving a chemical mixing problem involving benzene and toluene. It starts with an overview of the course website and assignment details, followed by an introduction to the chemical problem. The instructor explains the necessary equations and variables, and demonstrates how to set up and solve the problem using Excel. The tutorial includes using Excel's solver to find the solution, ensuring the mole fractions and temperature are consistent.

How do you ensure that the temperature is input correctly in degrees Celsius?

Discuss the empirical correlation used to fit the vapor pressure.

What initial guesses are made for the mole fractions in the vapor phase?

What is the expected outcome when the sum of squared errors equals zero?