Le Chatelier's principle

See also: Le Châtelier's principle

English

Etymology

Named for French chemist Henri Louis Le Châtelier.

Proper noun

Le Chatelier's principle

1. (chemistry) A principle stating that, if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change in concentration, temperature, or total pressure, the equilibrium will shift in order to minimize that change.

Translations

chemical principle

• Catalan: principi de Le Chatelier m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 勒沙得利爾原理／勒沙得利尔原理 (lak⁶ saa¹ dak¹ lei⁶ ji⁵ jyun⁴ lei⁵)

  Mandarin: 勒夏特列原理 (zh) (Lè Xiàtèliè yuánlǐ), 勒沙特列原理 (Lè Shātèliè yuánlǐ), 呂·查德里原理 (Lǚ-Chádélǐ yuánlǐ), 平衡移動原理／平衡移动原理 (pínghéng yídòng yuánlǐ)

• French: principe de Le Chatelier m
• Italian: principio di Le Châtelier m
• Polish: reguła przekory f
• Spanish: principio de Le Chatelier m