A gas stream consisting of 100lb-mole /h of SO2-air mixture containing 45mole% SO2 is contacted with liquid water in a continuous absorber at 30C. The liquid leaving the absorber is analyzed and found to contain 2.00g of SO2 per 100g of H2 0 . Assuming that the gas and liquid streams leaving the absorber are in equilibrium at 30C and 1atm, calculate the fraction of the entering SO2 absorbed in the water and the required water feed rate. Given: From Table 3-12 on p. 3-65 of the 6th Edition of Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, the equilibrium partial pressures of H2O and SO2 over a solution of the indicated composition are: PH2O=31.6mmHgandPSO2=176mmHgPi=yiPTotal