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#Question id: 403


For the reaction A -> B, DG'° = –60 kJ/mol.  The reaction is started with 10 mmol of A; no B is initially present.  After 24 hours, analysis reveals the presence of 2 mmol of B, 8 mmol of A. Which is the most likely explanation?

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology
  1. A and B have reached equilibrium concentrations.

  2. An enzyme has shifted the equilibrium toward A.

  3. B formation is kinetically slow; equilibrium has not been reached by 24 hours.

  4. Formation of B is thermodynamically unfavorable.