Le Châtelier’s Principle

Definition

Le Châtelier's Principle is a scientific law stating that if a dynamic equilibrium is disturbed by changing the conditions, the position of equilibrium shifts to counteract the change.

Related terms

Equilibrium:

A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced. In chemistry, it refers to the point at which the concentrations of reactants and products do not change with time.

Dynamic Equilibrium:

It's like regular equilibrium but with an added twist - both forward and reverse reactions are still happening, but at equal rates so there's no net change overall.

Chemical Equilibrium:

The state where both reactants and products are present in concentrations which have no further tendency to change with time.