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le chatelier's principle

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
le chate-lier's prin-ci-ple
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A principle stating that, if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change in concentration, temperature, or total pressure, the equilibrium will shift in order to minimize that change.

Etymology

Named for French chemist Henri Louis Le Châtelier.

Synonyms

le chatelier's law le chatelier principle le chatelier-braun principle

Questions

What does le chatelier's principle mean?
A principle stating that, if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change in concentration, temperature, or total pressure, the equilibrium will shift in order to minimize that change.
Where does le chatelier's principle come from?
Named for French chemist Henri Louis Le Châtelier.

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