Why is it reasonable to set the chemical potential of a pure liquid or solid substance equal

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Why is it reasonable to set the chemical potential of a pure liquid or solid substance equal to its standard state chemical potential at that temperature independent of the pressure in considering chemical equilibrium?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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