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Le Chatelier's principle

Le Chatelier's principle proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Le Chatelier's principle

  1. 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.

Origin of Le Chatelier's principle

Named for French chemist Henri Louis Le Châtelier.

Questions about Le Chatelier's principle

What does Le Chatelier's principle mean?
Le Chatelier's principle means 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.
What part of speech is Le Chatelier's principle?
Le Chatelier's principle is a proper noun.

Words near Le Chatelier's principle in the dictionary

  1. Le Bouveret
  2. Le Breton
  3. Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
  4. Le Center
  5. Le Chatelier's law
  6. Le Chatelier's principle
  7. Le Châtelard
  8. Le Châtelier's principle
  9. Le Classique
  10. Le Corre
  11. Le Creusot

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