Concept information
Preferred term
chemical equilibrium
Definition(s)
- In a chemical reaction, chemical equilibrium is the state in which both the reactants and products are present in concentrations which have no further tendency to change with time, so that there is no observable change in the properties of the system. This state results when the forward reaction proceeds at the same rate as the reverse reaction. The reaction rates of the forward and backward reactions are generally not zero, but they are equal. Thus, there are no net changes in the concentrations of the reactants and products. Such a state is known as dynamic equilibrium. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_equilibrium)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- chemical equilibria
In other languages
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French
URI
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