For gas dissolved in liquid at low concentrations: = * . = Henry's constant (units: same as pressure). Higher = lower gas solubility (gas escapes more easily). increases with temperature (gases are less soluble at higher T — unlike most solids). Applications: (1) Carbonated beverages — CO2 dissolved under pressure, escapes when opened (P decreases). (2) Deep-sea diving — N2 dissolves under high pressure (narcosis), released as bubbles during rapid ascent . Solution: use He/O2 mixture (He has very high , low solubility). (3) Oxygen transport — blood absorbs O2 proportional to its partial pressure in lungs. Henry's law is the limiting case of Raoult's law for the solute in very dilute solutions.
Part of JPC-05 — Solutions: Raoult's Law & Colligative Properties
Henry's Law
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