Mole fraction
Mole fraction
Formula
xᵢ = nᵢ / n_total
Real World
In the industrial production of ammonia via the Haber process, engineers calculate the mole fraction of nitrogen and hydrogen in the feed gas to optimise the reaction yield — a 1:3 N₂:H₂ mixture gives each a mole fraction of 0.25 and 0.75 respectively.
Exam Focus
Always show mole fractions sum to 1; losing this check costs easy verification marks.
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