chemical-yields

Vocabulary Word

Definition

Chemical yield refers to the quantity of a product obtained from a chemical reaction. It's like baking: if a recipe makes 12 cookies, but you only get 10, those 10 cookies are your yield.

Examples in Different Contexts

For agricultural chemistry, 'chemical yields' can denote the effectiveness of fertilizers and pesticides in crop production. An agricultural scientist might discuss, 'We're studying how to optimize chemical yields to increase food production sustainably.'

Practice Scenarios

Pharmaceutical

Scenario:

The new method we are planning can impact the quality and cost of the drug manufacturing.

Response:

Implementing the new method may increase our chemical yields, resulting in cost-effective drug production.

Academics

Scenario:

So these are the reactants and the expected products. Please note the accuracy will always depend upon the conditions you set in the lab.

Response:

I'll be sure to pay attention to the chemical yields and align my experiment with the conditions.