What is the la chatelier's principle?

Question

What is the la chatelier's principle?

Answer 1

Think of a seesaw. You put more on your side, "le chatelier" "puts" more on the other to "balance".

Answer 2

Le Chatelier's Principle states that if a chemical system in equilibrium experiences a stress (such as change in concentration, temperature, volume, or total pressure), then the equilibrium shifts to partially counter-act that stress.

For example, for the reaction A + B <---> C

if the concentration of A is increased, the equilibrium will shift to the direction with lower concentration; that is, the forward reaction. Therefore, the amount of C produced would increase.

This principle just basically states that when a system in equilibrium experiences a particular stress, the equilibrium shifts to a direction where the effect of the stress is reduced. Either the forward or the backward reaction will be more favored.

Answer 3

wow, I just learned something

Answer 4

Le Chatelier's principle states that if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change in concentration, temperature, volume, or total pressure, then the equilibrium shifts to partially counter-act the imposed change.

It is well explained in a Wikipedia article........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chatelie...