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Is a reaction system at equilibrium at rest? Explain why or why not.

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Yes. What a chemical equilibrium is, is the equal rate of forward and reverse reactions. On the net level, no new product amounts are formed and no reactant amounts are used up, however both the normal reactions (and its reversal) are still occurring at exactly the same speeds.

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