Alphabetical
equilibrium
[noun]
A state of balance between opposing forces; a state of balance in which opposing forces cancel one another. A state in which the properties of a system, such as energy, force, heat, or concentrations of matter, remain constant. A chemical equilibrium, for example, is the state in which the rate of the forward reaction is the same as that of the reverse reaction. Though matter is moving within the system, the concentrations of reactants and products do not change.
Appears in modules:
- Acids and Bases II Conjugate ions and buffers
- An Elegant Experiment to Test the Process of DNA Replication The work of Meselsohn and Stahl
- David Ho HIV researcher
- Diffusion I Random molecular movement and influences on diffusion rate
- Kinetic-Molecular Theory Molecule collisions, the mean free path, and modern KMT
- Population Genetics Hardy-Weinberg and genetic drift
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
- Waves and Wave Motion Describing waves
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