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The molar fraction (or mole fraction) of the k-th species, <math>X_k </math>, is the ratio between the number of moles of species k,  
The molar fraction (or mole fraction) of the k-th species, <math>X_k </math>, is the ratio between the number of moles of species k,  
<math> n_k </math> and the total numeber of moles <math> n </math>
<math> n_k </math> and the total numeber of moles <math> n </math>

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cbocricl The molar fraction (or mole fraction) of the k-th species, X_k , is the ratio between the number of moles of species k,  n_k and the total numeber of moles  n


X_k = \frac{n_k}{n}
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