Combined Science GCSE
Reverse reaction
What Reverse reaction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Reverse reaction
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The change that converts products back into reactants.
Topics that use Reverse reaction
- Reversible reactions (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Dynamic equilibrium in closed systems
- Effect of changing conditions on reaction direction
- General equation for reversible reactions
- Reactants and products
- Reversibility and the ⇌ symbol
- Conservation of atoms in equations
- Forward and reverse reactions
- Forward reaction
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