Henry’s Law

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Henry’s Law: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Henry's Law, Characteristics of Henry's Law Constant & Applications of Henry's Law etc.

Important Questions on Henry’s Law

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Henry's law is valid for

A) Ammonia gas dissolution in water

B) O2 gas dissolution in unsaturated blood

C) O2 dissolution in water

D) CO2 dissolution in water

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A gas X is dissolved in water at 2 bar pressure. Its mole fraction in the solution is 0.02. Find the mole fraction of water in the solution when the pressure of the gas is doubled at the same temperature.

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Henrys law constant for CO2 in water is 1.67×108 Pa. Calculate the approximate quantity of CO2 in 500 ml of soda water when packed under 5 atm CO2 at 298 K.

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The solubility of N2 in water at 300K and 500torr partial pressure is  0 .01 g L 1 . The solubility (in g L 1 ) at 750torr partial pressure is:

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H2S, a toxic gas with a rotten egg-like smell is used for the qualitative analysis. If the solubility of H2S in water at STP is 0.195 m, Calculate Henry's law constant. (Write the answer without units)

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The values of the Henry's law constant of Ar, CO2, CH4 and O2 in water at 25°C are 40.30, 1.67, 0.41 and 34.86 kbar, respectively. The order of their solubility in water at the same temperature and pressure is

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What is the concentration of dissolved oxygen at 50C under pressure of one atmosphere if partial pressure of oxygen at 50C is 0.14 atm.
(Henry’s law constant for oxygen=1.3×103 mol dm3atm1)

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The value of Henry’s constant KH is _____.

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The solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas over the solution. This statement is known as:

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Regarding to Henry's law which of the following is not correct statement ?

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Identify the correct statement from the following: 
(i) KH increases on increasing temperature

(ii) volume of gas dissolved increases on increasing pressure

(iii) Vapour pressure of solution increases on increasing surface area

(iv) Osmosis is bidirectional

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Among the following curves, which curve represents the Henry's law?

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Calculate the value of partial pressure needed when 21 mg of CO2  dissolves in 100 g of water at 298 K.

(Given that Henry’s constant for CO2 is 2.937 kPa m3 mol-1)

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18 mL of hydrogen, measured at STP, dissolves in 1L of water at 20°C and 1.00 atm partial pressure of hydrogen. If the water at 20°C is exposed to a gaseous mixture, containing 68.5% H2 by volume and having a total pressure of 1400 torr (excluding the vapour pressure of water) then find the volume of H2, measured at STP, which will dissolve in 1L of water.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to the solubility of a gas?

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Which of the following option(s) is/are correct with respect to the comparison of Henry's constant KH (unit: kbar) of different gases at different temperatures?

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The Henry’s law constant for the solubility of N2 gas in water at 298 K is 1×10-5atm. The mole fraction of N2 in air is 0.8 . If the number of moles of N2 of air dissolved in 10 moles of water at 298 K and 5 atm is x·10-4. Find the value of x.

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Which one of the following statements regarding Henry's law is not correct?

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The law which indicates the relationship between the solubility of a gas in liquid and pressure is 

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Which of the following is not correct about Henry's law?