Henry's Law
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


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

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

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

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

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

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

The solubility of a gas in liquid is greatly affected by

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

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

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



How solubility of a gas in liquid varies with pressure ?

How solubility of a gas in liquid varies with temperature ?

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

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.


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