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GATE Thermodynamics: Properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties, activity coefficients – Previous Year Questions

5 GATE previous year questions on Properties of mixtures: partial molar properties, fugacity, excess properties, activity coefficients (Thermodynamics, Chemical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 CH Q29 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – 5 moles of liquid benzene, 8 moles of liquid toluene and 7 moles of liquid xylene are mixed at 25 °C and 1 bar. Assuming the formation of an ideal…
  2. GATE 2022 CH Q48 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The molar excess Gibbs free energy (gE) of a liquid mixture of A and B is given by gERT = x Ax B[C 1 + C 2(x A - x B)] where x A and x B are the mole…
  3. GATE 2023 CH Q41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The enthalpy (H, in J mol-1) of a binary liquid system at constant temperature and pressure is given as H = 40x 1 + 60x 2 + x 1x 2(4x 1 + 2x 2), where…
  4. GATE 2024 CH Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Consider a binary mixture of components A and B at temperature T and pressure P. Let V A and V B be the partial molar volumes of A and B,…
  5. GATE 2025 CH Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The following data is given for a ternary ABC gas mixture at 12 MPa and 308 K: Component i A B C --- --- --- --- y i 0.55 0.20 0.25 i 0.75 0.80 0.95 y…