Determine the Overall Percent Yield for a Five-Step Synthesis in Which

question 24

Multiple Choice

Determine the overall percent yield for a five-step synthesis in which the yield of each individual step is 90%.

• A)90%
• B)45%
• C)59%
• D)81%
• E)33%

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Definitions:

Metabolism

The complex set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms that enable the conversion of food to energy, elimination of nitrogenous wastes, and synthesis of necessary compounds.

Waste Products

Substances produced through metabolic and other processes in organisms that are no longer needed and are excreted or removed.

Musculomembranous Tube

A type of biological tube consisting of muscle and membrane layers, such as the gastrointestinal tract.

Bladder

A hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine from the kidneys before it is excreted from the body.