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

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.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

To further illustrate this important point, consider the reversible reaction shown below:

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.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

This is a reversible reaction, however, and hydrolysis can therefore be prevented by first adding a considerable amount of the soluble product of the reaction, namely, hydrochloric acid.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William