According to the Fenske equation, what will be the minimum number of plates required in a distillation column to separate an equimolar binary mixture of components A and B into an overhead fraction containing 99 mol% A and a bottom fraction containing 98 mol% B ? Assume that relative volatility (?AB = 2) does not change appreciably in the column ?

A. 28

B. 9

C. 12

D. 5

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