A chemical reaction always tries to go to completion, one way or the other If there is a way for the reaction to go the reverse direction, what is this process called?

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A chemical reaction always tries to go to completion, one way or the other If there is a way for the reaction to go the reverse direction, what is this process called?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-03T06:34:42

A chemical reaction tends to reach a condition of $equilibrium$ $"equilibrium"$ ; it $equilibrates$ $"equilibrates"$ such that the $forward rate$ $"forward rate"$ is equal to the $reverse rate$ $"reverse rate"$ .

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And equilibrium is specified when the forward rate of reaction is equal to the reverse rate of reaction, the quotient of these rates is formalized by the thermodynamic equilibrium constant, $K_{eq}$ $K_"eq"$ , where........

$K_{eq} = \frac{[Concentration of products]}{[Concentration of reactants]}$ $K_"eq"="[Concentration of products]"/"[Concentration of reactants]"$

See [here for further details.](https://socratic.org/questions/what-does-it-mean-when-the-reaction-is-shifted-to-the-left-or-right-when-a-react#326714)

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A chemical reaction always tries to go to completion, one way or the other If there is a way for the reaction to go the reverse direction, what is this process called?

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