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equilibrium constant

DEFINITIONS OF: equilibrium constant

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n (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)

Types:
dissociation constant
the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation
Type of:
constant
a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
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