Why do liquids and solids have constant concentrations?

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Liquids and solids have constant concentration because the volume occupied by a given mass is fixed and does not change much with a change in temperature and pressure. It does not affect the equilibrium of the condition of a reaction So, it is taken constant value that is $1$ in case of numerical for equilibrium.

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