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law of chemical equilibrium

DEFINITIONS OF: law of chemical equilibrium

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n (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction

Synonyms:
equilibrium law
Type of:
law, law of nature
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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