| 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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