Question

What is the difference between steady-state and thermal equilibrium?

Answer 1

Hint : The phrase steady state can also refer to a scenario in which some, but not all, of a system's state variables are constant. The system does not have to be a flow system to generate such a steady state. As a result, in a closed system with a succession of chemical processes, such a steady state can emerge. This scenario is commonly referred to as steady state approximation in chemical kinetics literature.

Complete Step By Step Answer:

Steady State	Thermodynamic Equilibrium
A steady state in chemistry is a condition in which all state variables remain constant despite continuous activities that attempt to alter them.	When two physical systems are connected by a heat-permeable channel, they are in thermal equilibrium if there is no net movement of thermal energy between them.
There must be a flow through a system for it to be in steady state, that is, for all of its state variables to be constant (compare mass balance)	The zeroth law of thermodynamics governs thermal equilibrium. If the temperature within a system is geographically uniform and temporally constant, it is said to be in thermal equilibrium with itself.
A basic example of such a system is a bathtub with the tap running but the drain unplugged: after a given amount of time, the water level (the state variable Volume) stabilises and the system is in a steady state.	Thermodynamically balanced systems are always thermally balanced, while the opposite is not necessarily true.

As far as I know, when two systems are in "thermal equilibrium," heat is transferred between them and their temperatures are equal, but when they are in a "steady state of heat transfer," heat enters the system and heat exits the system. However, the temperature does not change.
Let's get to the chemical balance. There are times when A becomes B and B becomes A in a chemical equilibrium between A and B. (There is a transfer between A and B, yet there is a net change in A and B's extent.) As a result, it reminds me of the idea of "stationary state." Our understanding of "equilibrium" is skewed.

Note :
The idea of steady state differs from that of chemical equilibrium. Although both can result in a condition where a concentration does not vary, the net reaction rate in a system in chemical equilibrium is zero (products convert into reactants at the same rate as reactants transform into products), but the steady state notion has no such restriction. A stable state can emerge without even requiring a response.