chemical equilibrium


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Related to chemical equilibrium: equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier's principle
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Noun1.chemical equilibrium - a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rateschemical equilibrium - a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
acid-base balance, acid-base equilibrium - (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
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The chemical equilibrium is evaluated during the flexible-wall permeability (FWP) test.
The equilibrium concentrations of charged and neutral species were obtained by using the Chemical Equilibrium Analysis (CEA) code.
Among his topics are the structure and properties of water, concentrations and activities, some general aspects of the chemical equilibrium, precipitation/dissolution equilibria, calco-carbonic equilibrium, complex formation, and sorption.
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