Fenske equation for determining the minimum number of theoretical
stages in distillation column holds good, when the
(A) Relative volatility is reasonably constant
(B) Mixture (to be separated) shows negative deviation from ideality
(C) Mixture (to be separated) shows positive deviation from ideality
(D) Multi-component distillation is involved

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Answer :

(A) Relative volatility is reasonably constant

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