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A and B can react to form C and D or, in the reverse reaction, C and D can react to form A and B. This is distinct from a reversible process in thermodynamics. Weak acids and bases undergo reversible reactions. For example, carbonic acid: H 2 CO 3 (l) + H 2 O (l) ⇌ HCO 3 − (aq) + H 3 O + (aq).
File:Biochem reaction arrow Y XXXX Z med.svg. Y is a word indicating the chemical direction of the arrow, either "forward", "reverse", or "reversible". XXXX is a list of four characters indicating whether each side has an arrow or not. Each X is replaced with "Y" or "N" to indicate the presence or absence of a side arrow.
File:Biochem reaction arrow Y XXXX Z med.svg. Y is a word indicating the chemical direction of the arrow, either "forward", "reverse", or "reversible". XXXX is a list of four characters indicating whether each side has an arrow or not. Each X is replaced with "Y" or "N" to indicate the presence or absence of a side arrow.
File:Biochem reaction arrow Y XXXX Z med.svg. Y is a word indicating the chemical direction of the arrow, either "forward", "reverse", or "reversible". XXXX is a list of four characters indicating whether each side has an arrow or not. Each X is replaced with "Y" or "N" to indicate the presence or absence of a side arrow.
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The concept of chemical equilibrium was developed in 1803, after Berthollet found that some chemical reactions are reversible. [4] For any reaction mixture to exist at equilibrium, the rates of the forward and backward (reverse) reactions must be equal. In the following chemical equation, arrows point both ways to indicate equilibrium. [5]
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Most chemical reactions are reversible; that is, they can and do run in both directions. The forward and reverse reactions are competing with each other and differ in reaction rates. These rates depend on the concentration and therefore change with the time of the reaction: the reverse rate gradually increases and becomes equal to the rate of ...