Chemistry A-Level
Dynamic equilibrium and equal forward and reverse rates
What Dynamic equilibrium and equal forward and reverse rates means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Dynamic equilibrium and equal forward and reverse rates
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In a system at equilibrium the same pathway is available to the forward and the reverse reaction, so both rates rise by the same factor and the two rates remain equal to each other.
Topics that use Dynamic equilibrium and equal forward and reverse rates
- Chemical equilibrium (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Calculating Kc from equilibrium concentrations
- closed system
- constant concentrations
- Controlling variables in equilibrium experiments
- dynamic equilibrium
- Dynamic equilibrium in closed systems
- Effect of concentration change on equilibrium position
- Effect of temperature change on equilibrium position
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