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van 't Hoff's law

van 't Hoff's law proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

van 't Hoff's law

  1. 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.

Origin of van 't Hoff's law

Named after J. H. van 't Hoff.

Questions about van 't Hoff's law

What does van 't Hoff's law mean?
Van 't Hoff's law means 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.
What part of speech is van 't Hoff's law?
Van 't Hoff's law is a proper noun.

Words near van 't Hoff's law in the dictionary

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