Concentration changes
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When the concentration of one reactant or product is changed, the concentrations of all the substances will change until equilibrium is reached again.
An increase or decrease in the concentration of a reactant or product, which must first be identified before applying Le Chatelier's principle.
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Related terms
- Data interpretation
- Disturbance and re-equilibration
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Equilibrium shifts
- Forward and reverse reaction rates
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Rates of forward and reverse reactions
- Effect of concentration on equilibrium
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