mass-action principle

• Prinzip in Chemie und Physik, wonach die Geschwindigkeit einer chemischen Reaktion proportional zum Produkt der Konzentrationen (oder Aktivitäten) der Reaktanden ist, jeweils potenziert mit ihrem stöchiometrischen Koeffizienten in der ausgeglichenen Reaktionsgleichung.

A principle in chemistry and physics stating that the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the product of the concentrations (or activities) of the reactants, each raised to a power equal to its stoichiometric coefficient in the balanced chemical equation.

1. Chemical reaction rate lawC2formal

   The principle stating that the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the product of the concentrations of the reactants, each raised to a power equal to its stoichiometric coefficient.

   Massenwirkungsgesetz

   • The mass-action principle is fundamental to understanding reaction kinetics.
   • Using the mass-action principle, chemists can predict how changing concentration affects reaction speed.
   • The law of mass action explains why increasing the concentration of a reactant speeds up the reaction.