Combined Science GCSE
Position of equilibrium
What Position of equilibrium means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Position of equilibrium
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Where the equilibrium sits, shifting to oppose a temperature change and changing the relative amounts of substances present at the new equilibrium.
Topics that use Position of equilibrium
Related terms
- Endothermic forward reaction
- Equilibrium
- Interpreting tabulated and graphical data
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Relative amount of products
- Endothermic direction
- Exothermic direction
- Yield
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