Which statement explains what it means for a chemical reaction to be at equilibrium? (1 point)

Question

Which statement explains what it means for a chemical reaction to be at equilibrium? (1 point)

The reactions stop because of a lack of reactants.
The masses of the products and reactants are equal.
The rate of the forward and backward reactions are equal.
The reactions stop because the system can no longer carry more products.

Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 hour ago

The statement that explains what it means for a chemical reaction to be at equilibrium is: The rate of the forward and backward reactions are equal.

At equilibrium, the concentrations of reactants and products remain constant over time because the forward reaction and the reverse reaction occur at the same rate.