Equilibrium If a chemical reaction happens in a container where one or more of the reactants or products can escape, you have an open system. If a chemical reaction happens in a container where none of the reactants or products can escape, you have a
Other factors If we remove the products from an equilibrium mixture, more reactants are converted into products. If a catalyst is used, the reaction reaches equilibrium much sooner, because the catalyst speeds up the forward and reverse reactions by
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