Le Chatelier's principle

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English

Etymology

Named for (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French chemist Henri Louis Le Châtelier.

Proper noun

Le Chatelier's principle

  1. (chemistry) A principle stating that, if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change in concentration, temperature, or total pressure, the equilibrium will shift in order to minimize that change.

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