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If there are more than one chemical reaction in a container, how to decide the order among those reaction.

For example, there are three chemicals in one beaker, called A,B and C. The chemical A can react with B, and A can react with C too. Is there any rule to decide the priority of the chemical reaction?

XHLin
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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's about [chemistry.se] instead of programming or software development. – Pang May 17 '17 at 10:00

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All possible reactions will occur simultaneously. So if we have A+B->D and A+C->E, then we will always get mixture of all five compounds.

It is possible, yet a complex task, to determine the different ratios of the compounds in equilibrium. This depends on the reaction rate and equilibrium constant of each reaction, which in turn depend on the reaction itself as well as the reaction conditions such as temperature or pressure.

If you need more details or have any further questions about this, I recommend asking at chemistry.SE.

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