Question: what is the drive/goal of most reactions?

Answer: to find chemical stability, or equilibrium

Question: equilibrium

Answer: a state where opposing forces/influences are balanced

Question: dynamic reaction

Answer: reaction that goes in both directions

Question: dynamic equilibrium

Answer: a state of balance where the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal

• even though the forward and reverse reactions continue to occur

• A + B ⇌ C + D

• Question: in a “closed system,” reactions reach dynamic equilibrium when:

• Answer: 1) rate of forward reaction = rate of reverse reaction

• 2) concentrations of reactants & products stay constant