Equilibrium law

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The equilibrium law makes it possible to answer quantitatively the questions: 'How far?' and 'In which direction?'.
 
Chemists use equilibrium constants to predict whether or not reactions tend to go.
 
It is important to bear in mind that even if a reaction tends to go it may yet go very slowly or not at all.

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updated: 21 August 2003