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equilibrium constant equivalence point acid-base equilibrium common ion effect principle of microscopic reversibility acidity exponent ion product dissociation constant equilibrium chemical reaction reaction mechanism catalysis reaction rate heat of formation acid–base reaction oxidation-reduction reaction ion-exchange reaction photochemical reaction combustion chemical synthesis

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Wilhelm Ostwald.

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Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff, detail of an oil painting by Helene Büchmann.

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Williamson, Alexander William

Alexander William Williamson

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