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Reversible reactions

What makes reversible reactions reversible in the first place?

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Original post by stupidcode
What makes reversible reactions reversible in the first place?

Thanks :smile:


All chemical reactions are (theoretically at least) reversible.
Original post by stupidcode
Thanks, but I was asking about equations that have its forward and backward reactions occurring simultaneously.


Look up Le Chatelier's Principle - that'll explain quite a bit of why reactions are reversible.
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They are in a chemical equilibrium.

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