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

So once some of the dissolved CO₂ converts to H₂CO₃, more CO₂ from the air above can dissolve into the liquid and reestablish 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

Like heat, pressure can affect the chemical equilibrium of minerals in a rock.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The ordinary laws of chemical equilibrium have been applied to the case of the dissociation of a substance into its ions.

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