non-equilibrium reaction

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If the reactants in a chemical reaction are not initially present in a Boltzmann distribution the reaction is referred to as a non-equilibrium reaction.
See: equilibrium reaction
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 175 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'non-equilibrium reaction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04192 RIS BibTex EndNote
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