Le Chatelier's law

noun

Le Cha·​te·​lier's law

variants or Le Chatelier's principle

ləˈshätᵊlˌyāz-

: a statement in physics and chemistry: if the equilibrium of a system is disturbed by a change in one or more of the determining factors (as temperature, pressure, or concentration) the system tends to adjust itself to a new equilibrium by counteracting as far as possible the effect of the change

Word History

Etymology

after Henry-Louis Le Châtelier

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