mass-law effect

At equilibrium, the product of the activities (or concentrations) of the reacting species is constant. Thus for the equilibrium:

$α A + β B ⇌ γ C + δ D$

$K = C γ D δ A α B β$

See also: common-ion effect, equilibrium

Source:

PAC, 1994, 66, 1077 (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1138

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