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They are just the medium in which the equilibrium takes place. It could be similar to boys and girls dating in a disco. The boys and girls (ions) interaction is different to the disco (liquid) that is allowing the interaction to take place, but is not interfering with it.

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Why are solids and liquids not included in equilibrium expressions?

Because in comparison to the gases present they have insignificant volume. The basis of the equation for Kcis the molar volume concentration. For solids or liquids, this will be very close to zero, so it is not included.


Why don't solids and liquids affect equilibrium in a chemical reaction?

Solids and liquids do not affect equilibrium in a chemical reaction because their concentrations remain constant during the reaction. This is because the amount of solid or liquid present does not change as the reaction progresses, so they do not impact the equilibrium concentrations of the reactants and products. Only the concentrations of gases and aqueous solutions can affect the equilibrium of a chemical reaction.


Are liquids included in the equilibrium constant calculation?

Yes, liquids are included in the equilibrium constant calculation as they are considered to have a constant concentration in the reaction.


How do liquids affect equilibrium in a chemical reaction?

Liquids can affect equilibrium in a chemical reaction by changing the concentrations of reactants and products. When a liquid is added or removed, the equilibrium shifts to maintain a balance between the concentrations of substances involved in the reaction. This can ultimately impact the direction in which the reaction proceeds.


Which species are left out from the Keq expression?

The substances left out from the equilibrium constant expression (Keq) are usually pure solids, pure liquids, and solvents. These do not affect the equilibrium position because their concentrations remain constant. Only species that are present in aqueous or gaseous form and participate in the reaction are included in the Keq expression.


Why do liquids slosh to the bottom of their containers?

Liquids slosh to the bottom of their containers due to the force of gravity. When the container is moved, the liquid is temporarily unaffected by the movement until it catches up, causing it to slosh back and forth until it reaches equilibrium.


Why do you keep liquids in containers?

Because liquids has not a form (as solids).


Distillation can be used separate solutions of miscible liquids because?

Distillation can be used to separate solutions of miscible liquids, because the liquids have different boiling points. Distillation works because it vaporizes the more volatile of the two liquids.


Solution equilibrium most likely exists in which type of solution?

Equilibrium is only found in a saturated solution, where the dissolved species and the undissolved species are in equilibrium with each other. In a dilute solution there is nothing that is undissolved, and so there is no equilibrium, and by definition a supersaturated solution is out of equilibrium and essentially has too much stuff dissolved in it (it will eventually return to equilibrium and some of the dissolved material will precipitate out).


What happens when liquids are exposed to air?

It evaporates :)


Why should you pay attention to physical states of all reactants and products when writing equilibrium constant expressions?

Because they matter. The usual way to write an equilibrium constant expression is to use the concentrations, but that only really applies to solutions.For gasses, the partial pressure is a pretty good equivalent (technically, the fugacity should be used instead, but at the level I'm guessing you're at based on the question that's a pretty fine distinction). For solids and pure liquids, it's more complicated. In practice, there's going to be a dependence on the surface area, since the reaction will only take place at the surface (unless the liquid is also the solvent, in which case it takes place everywhere). However, for simplicity's sake, they're usually just assumed to have a concentration of unity (equivalent to leaving them out of the equilibrium constant expression entirely). In general, this works pretty well in most cases, with possibly an added factor to represent surface area if that changes dramatically from one run of the experiment to another (for example, if you finely powder the solid instead of just leaving it in a single compact chunk).


Why are liquids juicy?

Because they are wet