law of mass action

noun Chemistry.

the statement that the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the concentrations of the reacting substances.

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Nearby words

law of identity, law of independent assortment, law of inertia, law of inverse square, law of large numbers, law of mass action, law of moses, law of motion, law of multiple proportion, law of nations, law of nature

Also called mass action law.

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