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Consider a batch distillation process for an equimolar mixture of benzene and toluene at atmospheric pressure. The mole fraction of benzene in the distillate collected after 10 minutes is 0.6. The process is further continued for additional 10 minutes. The mole fraction of benzene in the total distillate collected after 20 minutes of operation is
A
less than 0.6
B
exactly equal to 0.6
C
exactly equal to 0.7
D
greater than 0.7

Correct : a

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