reversible reaction

monkeygirl · #1 Mar 10, 2008, 03:36 PM

what is meant by reversible reactions and how do chemists indicate a reversible reaction when writing a chemical equation??

tickle · Mar 10, 2008, 03:56 PM

A reversible reaction is a chemical reaction that results in an equilibrium mixture of reactants and products. For a reaction involving two reactants and two products this can be expressed symbolically as

aA + bB ⇌ cC + dD



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