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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Example Sentences

"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

An important concept in the study of metabolism and energy is that of chemical equilibrium.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Nature • May 6, 2018

Paracelsus insisted that medicine is a branch of chemistry, and that the restoration of the body of a patient to a condition of chemical equilibrium is the restoration to health.

From The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry by Muir, M. M. Pattison