👉 In chemistry, nonaffinity refers to a chemical reaction in which two or more reactants do not combine with each other. In simpler terms, it means that one of the reactant molecules is unable to react with another molecule. This can happen for various reasons such as the presence of a catalyst, an impurity, or a reaction temperature that is too high for the reactants to reach thermal equilibrium. For example, in a chemical reaction between water and sodium hydroxide (NaOH),