Detailed balancing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003077",
  "term": "Detailed balancing",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A principle stating that at equilibrium, the rate of every elementary process is equal to the rate of its reverse process. This applies to individual microscopic reactions, not just the overall macroscopic reaction. It is a stronger condition than simply having equal forward and reverse macroscopic reaction rates.",
  "synonyms": [
    "principle of detailed balancing"
  ],
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "microscopic reversibility at equilibrium",
    "molecular entity",
    "reaction path"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1105 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/detailed-balancing/"
}