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Why is water left out of Kstab expressions and not Kc expressions? Why is it different?
Original post by celina10
Why is water left out of Kstab expressions and not Kc expressions? Why is it different?


Water is left out of the constants when it is the medium.

It would be pointless to include it as its 'concentration' would change by such extremely small amounts that it is virtually constant anyway.
Original post by charco
Water is left out of the constants when it is the medium.

It would be pointless to include it as its 'concentration' would change by such extremely small amounts that it is virtually constant anyway.


So even in Kc expressions if water is the medium then would we leave it out of the expression?
Original post by celina10
So even in Kc expressions if water is the medium then would we leave it out of the expression?


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