Equilibrium

Perfectly balanced. As all things should be.

“Equilibrium is a state, not of rest, but of balanced activities.”

– James Kendall, Smith’s College Chemistry, 1925 (Kendall 1925)

Key concepts:

• All closed systems result in equilibrium
• A force drives a system to equilibrium
• At equilibrium, the driving force is balanced by an opposing force and changes in the system are no longer visible

Basics

Balans