Can you explain the difference between a physical equilibrium and a chemical equilibrium?

Answer 1

chemical equilibrium:
A condition in which a chemical reaction is occurring at equal rates in its forward and reverse directions, so that the concentrations of the reacting substances do not change with time. Also known as equilibrium.
Physical equilibrium:
-the changes that occur are
physical processes.
H2O (l) <====> H2O (g)
Water molecules continue to evaporate from the liquid, but an equal number condense during the same time interval (i.e., the rates are equal).

Answer 2

Explain Chemical Equilibrium

Answer 3

physical equilibrium could be the disolution of molecules of solid sugar crystals into a liquid, this disolution will continue until the liquid holds as much disolved sugar as it can at that temperature. The sugar molecules are in equilibrium between the solid and the liquid state but each molecule of sugar is still sucrose whether it is in the solid or liquid state. evaporate the water, eg using a freeze dryer and you can recover the sugar crystals again, completely unchanged... A chemical reaction involves the reaction of the molecules so that a new product is formed and the original substance is destroyed. These reactions cant be easily reversed. And require either the expenditure of alot of energy or the use of an alternative pathway to reproduce the original compound. For example the reaction of iron metal with oxygen, very easily produces rust (iron oxide) But the reverse reaction is very difficult and requires alot of energy as used in the smelting industry. So the chemical equilibrium is for the reaction Iron reacts with oxygen to give rust.( long arrow to the right, a very small arrow to the left is included showing that the reverse reaction is possible)

Answer 4

umm i just learned this in school but may not be right i think tempurature heat is what you feel and thermal is what you see like with one of those thingy majigs like onthose ghost hunter shows