An irreversible reaction is carried out in an isothermal, continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR). The green curve in the "rate vs. concentration" plot shows the non-linear dependence of the reaction rate (). The blue line is the CSTR mass balance, and the intersections of the green curve and the blue line are the steady-state solutions to the mass balance. When three solutions are obtained, only two are stable. Changing the residence time with the slider changes the steady-state solutions, and at high and low residence times, only one solution exists. The "concentration vs. time" and "rate vs. time" plots show how the concentration and rate approach steady state when the initial reactant concentration in the reactor, which can be changed with the slider, is not the steady-state concentration. When the reactor has three steady-state solutions, if the initial reactant concentration is above the concentration for the middle steady state, then the reactant concentration in the reactor approaches the higher steady-state reactant concentration. Otherwise, it approaches the lower steady-state reactant concentration. The feed concentration to the reactor is 6.0 mol/L.