L2.1: Equilibrium State

• Equilibrium State

  ● All reactions are reversible and under suitable conditions will reach a state of equilibrium.

  ● At equilibrium, the concentrations of products and reactants no longer change because the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are

  equal.

  ○ At equilibrium: rate forward = rate reverse
• Chemical Equilibrium

  ● A dynamic state because reactions continue to occur, but because they occur at the same rate, no net change is observed on the macroscopic level.