Which of the following is true for a chemical reaction at equilibrium? both the forward and reverse reactions stop the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal only the forward reaction stops the sum of the concentration of the reactants is equal to the sum of the concentration of the products only the reverse reaction stops

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Which of the following is true for a chemical reaction at equilibrium?
O both the forward and reverse reactions stop
O the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal
O only the forward reaction stops
O the sum of the concentration of the reactants is equal to the sum of the concentration of the products
O only the reverse reaction stops
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following is true for a chemical reaction at equilibrium? O both the forward and reverse reactions stop O the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal O only the forward reaction stops O the sum of the concentration of the reactants is equal to the sum of the concentration of the products O only the reverse reaction stops
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