Ethanol was oxidised to acetic acid in a catalyst chamber at `18^(@)C`. Calculate the rate of removel of heat to maintain the reaction chamber at `18^(@)C` with the feed rate of `30 kg h^(-1)` ethanol along with excess oxygen to the system at `18^(@)C`, given that a `42 mol%` yield based on ethanol is obtained. Given that
`Delta_(f)H^(Theta)underset(H_(2)O)'(l) =- 68.0 kcal mol^(-1)`
`Delta_(f)H^(Theta)underset(C_(2)H_(5)OH)'(l) =- 66 kcal mol^(-1)`
`Delta_(f)H^(Theta)underset(CH_(3)COOH)'(l) =- 118 kcal mol^(-1)`

Explanation

To solve the problem of calculating the rate of heat removal required to maintain the reaction chamber at 18°C during the oxidation of ethanol to acetic acid, we will follow these steps:

### Step 1: Write the balanced chemical equation
The oxidation of ethanol (C₂H₅OH) to acetic acid (CH₃COOH) can be represented as follows:

\[ \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH} + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\text{COOH} + \text{H}_2\text{O} \]

### Step 2: Calculate the enthalpy change (ΔH) for the reaction
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