What does Le Chatelier's principle state?

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anor277
Aug 10, 2016

"...when a system at equilibrium is subject to an external stress,"...when a system at equilibrium is subject to an external stress, "the equilibrium will move so as to oppose the stress....."the equilibrium will move so as to oppose the stress.....

Explanation:

It is important to realize that "oppose"oppose does not equal "counteract"counteract. Under the new conditions, a new equilibrium may develope. We speak of the initial response of a system whose equilibrium is perturbed.

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