NOUN | quantity | equilibrium 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) |
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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). | |
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Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Narrower | dissociation constant | The equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation |
Broader | constant | A number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context |
Catalan | constant d'equilibri |
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