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Chemical equilibrium is when reactants and products are present in stable concentrations and do not change over time. Chemical kinetics, however, involves movement of substances and the reaction continues even after equilibrium is reached. In equilibrium, there is no reaction rate and the reaction stops, but in kinetics, the rates of the forward and backward reactions are the same. In conclusion, chemical equilibrium is the state in which both reactants and products are present in concentrations which have no further tendency to change with time, whereas chemical kinetics is the state in which both reactants and products are present in concentrations which have no further tendency to change with time. While there are no movement of substances in chemical equilibrium, there are however movement of the substances in chemical kinetics. In chemical equilibrium, there are no reaction rate and reaction stops after achieving equilibrium. On the other hand, the reaction continues even after achieving equilibrium in chemical kinetics. The reaction continues but the amount of reactants and products remain unchanged because the rates of the forward and backward reactions are the same.