Mixture Average Molecular Weight & Basis Conversion

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Compute the average molecular weight of a mixture from mole fractions
Use average MW to relate total mass and total moles of a stream
Convert overall composition between mass-fraction and mole-fraction bases
Interpret how component MWs shift a mixture's average MW

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