Answer to Question #81534 in Organic Chemistry for Boadi Raphael

Question

What is chemical equilibrium

Answer 1

In a chemical reaction, chemical equilibrium is the state in which both
reactants and products are present in concentrations which have no
further tendency to change with time. So that there is no observable
change in the properties of the system. Usually, this state results when
the forward reaction proceeds at the same rate as the reverse reaction.
The reaction rates of the forward and backward reaction are generally
not zero, but equal. Thus, there are no net changes in the concentrations
of the reactants and products.