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Definition of Equilibrium law
1. Noun. (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction.
Generic synonyms: Law, Law Of Nature
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Equilibrium Law
Literary usage of Equilibrium law
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1901)
"On the Equilibrium, Law as applied to Salt Separation and to the Formation of
Oceania Salt Deposits. By Dr. E. FRANKLAND ARMSTRONG.—See Reports, p. 262. ..."
2. An Introduction to the Principles of Physical Chemistry from the Standpoint by Edward Wight Washburn (1921)
"The General equilibrium law.—Whenever any molecular species which takes part in
a chemical equilibrium in a system at a constant temperature and under a ..."
3. Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities by Samuel S. Wyer (1913)
"§393 equilibrium law.—There is a universal tendency on the part of all unstable
conditions in nature to reach a state of equilibrium. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity by Augustus Edward Hough Love (1906)
"If the tides followed the equilibrium law, the rigidity in question could be
determined by observation of the actual tides and calculation of the true ..."
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