Henry's Law

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Henry's Law: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Henry's Law, Limitations of Henry's Law, Applications of Henry's Law, Effect of Nature of Solvent on Solubility of a Gas in a Liquid and, Characteristics of Henry's Law Constant

Important Questions on Henry's Law

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Henry's law is not applicable if temperature is 

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Henry's law is not applicable if pressure is 

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For Henry's law to be applicable, the pressure and temperature should not be too low.

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Recall the temperature, pressure conditions required for the Henry's law to be applicable.

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The amount of oxygen that dissolves in the bloodstream is inversely proportional to the partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli air.

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Henry’s law constant is also known as the volatility constant.

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The solubility of the gases depends on their partial pressures. Justify.

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Different gases have different solubilities. What are the factors affecting the solubility of the gas in liquid?

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The solubility of a gas in liquid is greatly affected by

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How the solubility of gases in liquids is effected by the nature of solvent?

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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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Which of the following factors affect the solubility of a gaseous solute in the fixed volume of liquid solvent?

[A] Nature of solute [B] Temperature [C] Pressure

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Henry’s law is denoted as

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Define Henry's law ?

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How solubility of a gas in liquid varies with pressure ?

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How solubility of a gas in liquid varies with temperature ?

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According to Henry's law, the _____ of a gas in a given volume of liquid increases with increase in temperature.

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Which of the following factor(s) affect the solubility of a gaseous solute in the fixed volume of liquid solvent?
(a) nature of solute (b) temperature (c) pressure.

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The value of Henry’s constant KH is _____.

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