What is the meaning of Le Chatelier's principle?

The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change.
- synonyms: Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle
The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change.
- synonyms: Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle

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