# Learning outcomes

After studying Session 8 you should be able to:

- appreciate the concept of chemical equilibrium and equilibrium constant
- recognise that at equilibrium the amounts of reactants and products are constant but not necessarily the same
- appreciate that at equilibrium the rate of the forward reaction is the same as the rate of the reverse reaction
- understand what is meant by rate of reaction and the influence of catalysts.

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