SiCl4 (255 g/h) and Zn (48 g/h) are fed continuously to a small laboratory-scale reactor. The reactor operates at steady-state. Inside the reactor, Si is produced by the following reaction
SiCl4 + 2Zn ? Si + 2ZnCl2 You may assume the reaction goes to completion.
1. Draw and completely label a flowchart for this process. State the basis of calculation for your flowchart.
2. Determine the limiting reactant and the fractional excess of the other reactant.