Le Chat: Simulation in Chemical Equilibrium

João C. M. Paiva , Victor M. S. Gil and António Ferrer Correia
Department of Chemistry, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (1), p 111
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p111
Publication Date (Web): January 1, 2003

Abstract

Software that illustrates Le Chatelier's principle; found on the Advanced Chemistry Collection CD-ROM, 3rd Edition.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

JCE Software

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Equilibrium

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