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Law of Mass Action

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The law of mass action states that the rate of any chemical reaction is directly proportional to the product of the masses (or concentrations) of the reacting substances.

AP course connection

Topic 9.5: 9.5 Free Energy and Equilibrium

Unit 9

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