Question

Which two factors must be equal when a chemical reaction reaches equilibrium?

(1) the concentration of the reactants and the concentration of the products
(2) the number of reactant particles and the number of product particles
(3) the rate of the forward reaction and the rate of the reverse reaction
(4) the mass of the reactants and the mass of the products

Answer 1

The correct answer is the statement in option 3. Chemical equilibrium is achieved when both the reactants and the products are in concentrations that has no further tendency to change even as time goes to infinity. This happens when the forward reaction rate is the same as the reverse reaction rate.