irreversible reactions

[Belle Calforda3f]

what is the conceptual difference of an irreversible and a reversible reaction, and why are most biological reactions irreversible?

[SitharaMenon2B]

A reversible reaction occurs at equilibrium, while an irreversible reaction is not at equilibrium. Biological reactions are irreversible because irreversible reactions are usually much quicker.

[Julie Steklof 1A]

In an irreversible reaction, infinitely small changes occur that allow the reaction to end at equilibrium. In a reversible reaction, finite changes occur, usually quickly, that result in no equilibrium within the system.

[Joyce Gu 1E]

A reversible process is at equilibrium and energy can move back and forth. An irreversible system is a process that cannot be reversed by an infinitesimal change in a variable.

[Troy Tavangar 1I]

A reversible reaction occurs at equilibrium while an irreversible reaction does not.