NCERT Class XI Chemistry Equilibrium Solutions

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Question : 7
Total: 73
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. = Molesofthe
substance
Volumeofthesubstance
=
MassMolarmass
Volume

=
Mass
Volume
×
1
Molarmass
=
Denisty
Molecularmass

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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