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NCERT Class XI Chemistry Equilibrium Solutions

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Question : 7 of 73
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Explain why pure liquids and solids can be ignored while writing the equilibrium constant expression.
Solution:  
For the concentration of pure solid or pure liquid,
Molar conc. = Moles of the substanceVolume of the substance\frac{\text{Moles of the substance}}{\text{Volume of the substance}} = MassMolar massVolume\frac{\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}}{\text{Volume}}
= MassVolume\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}} × 1Molar mass\frac{1}{\text{Molar mass}} = DenistyMolecular mass\frac{\text{Denisty}}{\text{Molecular mass}}
Since density of pure solid or liquid is constant at constant temperature and molar mass is also constant therefore, their molar concentrations are constant and are included in the equilibrium constant.
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