Chemical Equilibrium

Cards (3)

  • Closed System
    A system in which mass is conserved inside the system but energy can enter or leave the system freely.
  • An open system
    A system in which both energy and matter can be exchanged between the system and its surroundings
  • Le Châtelier’s principle
    when an external stress (change in pressure, temperature or concentratio) is applied to a system in dynamic chemical equilibrium, the equilibrium point will change in such a way as to counteract the stress.