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law of mass action

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noun

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


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This is an example of a phenomenon known as the common ion effect, which is a consequence of the law of mass action that may be explained using Le ChÂtelier’s principle.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

This is a general observation for all equilibrium systems, known as the law of mass action: At a given temperature, the reaction quotient for a system at equilibrium is constant.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

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