Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Chemical Reactions (Section 2 - No. 18)
What are the key characteristics of a system that has reached equilibrium?
The forward and reverse reactions have stopped.
The concentrations of reactants and products are equal.
The rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction.
All reactants have been converted into products.
Explanation
At equilibrium, the forward and reverse reaction rates are equal, but the reactions continue.
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