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Home Q & A Board Science-Related Homework Help Chemistry (Moderator: Laser_3)
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riramirez riramirez
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I know that the definition for dynamic equilibrium is: a state reached in a closed system where the rate of forward reaction equals the rate of backward reaction and where the concentrations of the reactants and products are constant (but not necessarily equal). That suggests that dynamic equilibrium is only reached in reversible reactions.
But, my teacher wrote: "strong acids completely ionise to form a high concentration of H+ ions AT EQUILIBRIUM." That suggests that dynamic equilibrium is reached even in reaction that are not reversible.

So which is it?
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11 years ago
dynamic equilibrium is for reversible reactions only.
equilibrium is slightly different
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11 years ago
Dynamic equilibration is only reached in reversible reactions. The ionisation of acids is a reversible phenomenon and doesn't really count as a reaction as such.
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