reversible reaction

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noun

Chemistry.

1. a reaction that, depending on ambient conditions, can proceed in either of two directions: the production of the reaction products from the reactants, or the production of the original reactants from the formed reaction products.

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reversible reaction

Some reactions are controlled by having two different enzymes—one each for the two directions of a reversible reaction.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Aqueous solutions are basic because the carbonate ion accepts hydrogen ion from water in this reversible reaction:

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

As discussed in several chapters of this text, a reversible reaction is at equilibrium when the rates of the forward and reverse processes are equal.

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However, when the rate-determining step is preceded by a step involving a rapidly reversible reaction the rate law for the overall reaction may be more difficult to derive.

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A typical example of an easily reversible reaction is that representing the changes in ionization which an electrolyte such as acetic acid undergoes on dilution or concentration of its solutions, !i.e.!,

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot