ICE table

English

Etymology

ICE stands for "initial, change, equilibrium", which are the labelled rows of the table.

Noun

ICE table (plural ICE tables)

1. (chemistry) A table used for keeping track of the amount of each substance as a chemical or physical change reaches equilibrium, used for setting up an equation to solve for the equilibrium state of the substances or for the equilibrium constant.

   Synonyms: ICE chart, ICE box

   Hyponym: concentration table

Related terms

• RICE table