Calculating % Yield of Ester in Chemistry Lab

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The discussion centers on calculating the % yield of ester in a chemistry lab when the reaction is allowed to reach equilibrium without removing products. It is established that the % yield will be lower when the reaction is allowed to equilibrate, as not all reactants are converted into products. The key point is that the yield is relative to the amount of reactants that remain unreacted at equilibrium, highlighting the importance of understanding reaction dynamics in yield calculations.

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% yield ester

I'm having a problem with my chemistry lab report. the question is: What would the % yield of ester be if the reaction were simply allowed to equilibrate (i.e. no products are
removed)?
I think the the yield is going to smaller but i don't know why.
pls help
 
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If the reaction mixture is allowed to reach the equilibrium, are all reactants converted to final products?
 


relative to what?
 


Shayes said:
relative to what?

What relative to what? You have just won todays contest for the most cryptic post.
 


Borek said:
What relative to what? You have just won todays contest for the most cryptic post.

You think the yield will be smaller relative to what? Relative to Stopping the rxn early?
 

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