It states that, “At constant temperature, the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the active mass of the reactant present at that time. If more than one reactant takes part in the reaction then the rate of the reaction is proportional to the product of the active masses of the reactants.” FORMATION OF INSOLUBLE GAS FORMATION OF A SPARINGLY SOLUBLE SOLID FORMATION OF VERY SLIGHTLY IONIZED MOLECULE A and B can react to form C and D or, in the reverse reaction, C and D can react to form A and B