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Ch. 2 - The Chemical Context of Life
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Chapter 2, Problem 5

Which of the following statements correctly describes any chemical reaction that has reached equilibrium? (A)The concentrations of products and reactants are equal. (B)The reaction is now irreversible. (C)Both forward and reverse reactions have halted. (D)The rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal.

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Hi everyone here we have a question that says which of the following incorrectly describes a balanced chemical reaction. A. The number of atoms of each reaction is the same on both reactant and product. You know when we balance a chemical reaction we have to have the number of atoms the same on the reactant and product side. So A. Is incorrect. Be the mass of the reactant and products are equal because of the law of mass conservation. The mass of the reactions and products must be equal, so B. Is incorrect. See it defies the law of mass conservation. It has to obey the law of mass conservation. The mass of the reactions and products have to be equal. So C. Is incorrect. D. The total charge is equal for both the reactant and products. That is correct. So our answer here as to which one is incorrect is see it defies the law of mass conservation. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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