General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 14 - Chemical Equilibrium - Exercises - Page 603: 14.6

Answer

They don't affect the reactant amount at equilibrium in the reaction.

Work Step by Step

The equilibrium constant is an expression of the ratio of the concentrations of the products over the reactants. Pure solids and liquids have a concentration value of 1 in this expression, so they're ignored.
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