van 't hoff's law

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What does van 't hoff's law mean?

The generalization that, when a system is in equilibrium, of the two opposed interactions, the endothermic is promoted by raising the temperature and the exothermic by lowering it.

Where does van 't hoff's law come from?

Named after J. H. van 't Hoff.

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