chemical equilibrium

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1. A balanced condition within a system of chemical reactions. When in chemical equilibrium, substances form and break down at the same rate, and the number of molecules of each substance becomes definite and constant.

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"This goes back to our major finding that the chemical equilibrium for the surface charge of the nanodevice can be exploited to extend the operation of hydrovoltaic devices across the salinity scale," adds Tagliabue.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

The CO₂ above the liquid and the CO₂ dissolved in the liquid reach chemical equilibrium.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023

The spectrum is in excellent agreement with cloud-free, solar-abundance models assuming chemical equilibrium.

From Nature ● May 6, 2018

These fluids react with minerals in the protolith, changing its chemical equilibrium and mineral composition, in a process similar to the reactions driven by heat and pressure.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

Similar investigations applied to the general case of chemical equilibrium lead to an expression of exactly the same form as that given by C.M.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various