Reactions can have a wide range of yields. They can produce anything from fractions of percents all the way to almost exactly 100%. The reason that they almost never reach 100% is that almost all reactions are reversible, and once a certain concentration of product is reached, the reaction is no longer favorable.Hypothesize a way that you could force a reaction to reach 100%. Explain why it would work and why the reverse reaction wouldn’t occur.Post needs to be between 200-250 words.
Consider a reaction
A, B and C are in aqueous solution. D is a gas. The reaction is carried out in a close vessel. As reaction proceeds, A and B react to give C and D. As the concentration of C and D increases, they react to give back A and B. Now suppose the reaction is carried out in a open vessel so that the gas D can escape in the atmosphere. So the gas D is no longer available to react with C. So reverse reaction will not occur. The forward reaction is forced to reach 100 %
Let us take another example.
Here, D is a volatile liquid. As soon as D is formed, it is removed by distillation. So D is no longer available to react with C. So reverse reaction will not occur. The forward reaction is forced to reach 100 %.
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