Black smokers are found in the depths of the oceans. Thinking that the conditions in these smokers might be conducive to the formation of organic compounds, two chemists in Germany found the following reaction could occur in similar conditions. 

If you begin with 10.0 g of CH₃SH and excess CO,
(a) What is the theoretical yield of CH₃COSCH₃?
(b) If 8.65 g of CH₃COSCH₃ is isolated, what is its percent yield?

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2 CH3SH + CO→ CH3COSCH3 + H₂S