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Define le chatelier's principle.define le chatelier's principle.when a chemical system at equilibrium is disturbed, the system shifts in a direction that minimizes the disturbance.a system will always change if the pressure changes.when a chemical system at equilibrium is disturbed, the system shifts in a direction that maximizes the disturbance.when a chemical system at equilibrium is disturbed, the system shifts in a direction that equals the disturbance.a system will always change if the volume changes.

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The Le Chatelier's principle states that when a chemical system at equilibrium, the system shifts in a direction that minimizes the disturbance. If a dynamic equilibrium is disturbed by changing the conditions, the position of equilibrium shifts to counteract the change to reestablish an equilibrium. For example if a chemical reaction is at equilibrium and experiences a change in pressure, temperature, or concentration of products or reactants, the equilibrium shifts in the opposite direction to offset the change.
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