Question

If a reaction is reversible, when can it be said to have reached equilibrium?

Answer 1

If a reaction is reversible, when can it be said to have reached equilibrium? Equilibrium is the point at which the rate of the forward reaction is nearly equivalent to the rate of backward reaction or when the concentration of the products and reactants becomes constant.

Answer 2

Answer:

If a reaction is reversible, then it is said to be reached at equilibrium when the forward and reverse processes occur at equal rates.

Explanation:

Equilibrium is a state when the rate of the forward reaction equals to the rate of the reverse reaction.

There are three types of equilibrium which are as follows.

• Stable
• Unstable
• Neutral

A reversible reaction is a reaction in which the reactants convert into products and the products convert into reactants simultaneously.

Reversible reaction is usually represented by the following equation.

A + B ⇌ C + D

An irreversible reaction is a type of reaction which proceeds in one direction only, i.e., the products do not react together to reform the reactants.

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