Le Chatelier's law

Le Chatelier's law
noun
the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change
Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑rule

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noun or le chatelier's principle \\ləˈshäd.əlˌyāz-\
Usage: usually capitalized 1st L&C
Etymology: after Henry-Louis Le Châtelier
: a statement in physics and chemistry: if the equilibrium of a system is disturbed by a change in one or more of the determining factors (as temperature, pressure, or concentration) the system tends to adjust itself to a new equilibrium by counteracting as far as possible the effect of the change

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