law of mass action

• Principio fundamental en química que establece que la velocidad de una reacción química es proporcional al producto de las concentraciones de los reactivos, cada una elevada a una potencia igual a su coeficiente estequiométrico en la ecuación química balanceada.

A fundamental principle in chemistry 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 in the balanced chemical equation.

1. Chemical equilibrium principleC2formal

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

   ley de acción de masas

   • The law of mass action explains why increasing the concentration of a reactant speeds up the reaction.
   • Using the law of mass action, chemists can calculate the equilibrium constant for a reaction.
   • The law of mass action is fundamental to understanding how chemical systems reach equilibrium.