what is equilibrium? how does succession help maintain equilibrium?

Dynamic Nature of Chemical Equilibrium - The state of equilibrium is a state in which the measurable properties of the system do not undergo any noticeable change under a particular set of conditions. We have seen that all observable properties of a system become constant at ..

Let the burner lie on its side as in figure below. Push it slightly and see what happens. On further pushing, the C.G. neither gets raised nor lowered. The burner just rolls maintaining its center of gravity at the same level. Objects like cylinders and cones lying on their sid..

Place a Bunsen burner on its broad base (figure below). Push the top to one side and see what happens. You will notice that the burner does not fall off unless it is given a hard push. This is because the body is in stable equilibrium, it has a broad base, a heavy bot..

When two substances at different temperatures are brought together, heat energy flows from a substance at higher temperature to a substance at lower temperature. The heat flow continues till their temperatures are equalized. At this stage, the substances are said to be in thermal equilibrium..

What makes a body stable? An object is said to be stable if it is steady and well balanced so that when it is pushed slightly it does not topple or fall off easily. Let us try to do a simple experiment or derive the conditions for stability. Experiment 1: Stick three pins c..

The effect produced due to the addition of an inert gas (which does not react with any of the reactants and products) on the equilibrium of a reaction, can be predicted qualitatively as follow..

The equilibrium can be attained only if the system is closed. A catalyst does not alter the equilibrium point. The equilibrium can be approached from either direction. The observable properties such as concentration, density of colour of the system..

Solid-Liquid Equilibrium - When a solid is heated it starts melting at a certain fixed temperature (melting point). At this stage even when the heating is continued, the temperature does not change until the whole of solid is converted into liquid. The state when solid and liqui..

Characteristics of Chemical Equilibrium - The chemical equilibrium has the following characteristics: Chemical equilibrium is dynamic in nature. The constancy of observable property in an equilibrium system does not mean that the reaction has stoppe..

Characteristics of Equilibrium Constant - Some main characteristics of equilibrium constant are described below: The value of the equilibrium constant of a reaction is the same, at constant 'T' and 'P'. However, if either temperature 'T' or pressure 'P' or both are cha..