HyperDic: equilibrium_constant

English > 1 sense of the expression equilibrium constant:
NOUNquantityequilibrium constant(chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)
English > equilibrium constant: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning(chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction).
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Narrowerdissociation constantThe equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation
BroaderconstantA number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
Catalanconstant d'equilibri

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