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In a packed absorption column, hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is removed from natural gas by dissolution in an amine solvent. At a given location in the packed column, the mole fraction of H2S in the bulk of the liquid is 5 x 10-3, the mole fraction of H2S in the bulk of the gas is 3 x 10-2, and the molar flux of H2S across the gas- liquid interface is 2 x 10-5 mol s1 m2. The system can be considered dilute and is well approximated by the equilibrium relationship, YA' = 5xA a) Find the overall mass-transfer coefficients based on the gas-phase, Kga, and based on the liquid phase, KA [4 marks] KLA b) It is also known that the ratio of the film mass-transfer coefficients is 4. KGA Determine the mole fractions of H2S at the interface, both in the liquid and in the gas. [8 marks]