Chemistry › Section M · Equilibrium › Topic M.1
Chemical equilibria
Many reactions never use up their reactants completely. Instead they settle into a balance in which the forward and reverse reactions keep running at the same rate, so the amounts stop changing even though nothing has stopped.
In this topic
- A reaction that stops short
- Reversible reactions and the double arrow
- How the two rates come into balance
- Dynamic, not stopped
- Physical equilibria
- Worked example: watching a mixture settle
- Worked example: approaching from the other side
- Where the balance lies
- Conditions for equilibrium
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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