Explain why pure liquids and solids can be ignored while writing the equilibrium constant expression?

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asked Oct 7, 2017 by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) 26 375 814

Explain why pure liquids and solids can be ignored while writing the equilibrium constant expression? 

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answered Oct 7, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 61 410 943
selected Oct 8, 2017 by sanjeev
 
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For a pure substance (both solids and liquids), 

Now, the molecular mass and density (at a particular temperature) of a pure substance is always fixed and is accounted for in the equilibrium constant. Therefore, the values of pure substances are not mentioned in the equilibrium constant expression. 

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