Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 15 - Questions and Problems - Page 706: 15.1

Answer

Equilibrium is the state where the rate of the forward and the reverse reaction are the same. Two examples of dynamic equilibrium: A chemical reaction at equilibrium, and an object at constant speed, where, according to Newton's Law, the sum of all forces is equal to zero.

Work Step by Step

You can find this definition of equilibrium in the first section of this chapter of the book, or in any dictionary with a chemistry definition for equilibrium.
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