Part of JPC-05 — Solutions: Raoult's Law & Colligative Properties

Henry's Law

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For gas dissolved in liquid at low concentrations: PgasP_{gas} = KHK_H * xgasx_{gas}. KHK_H = Henry's constant (units: same as pressure). Higher KHK_H = lower gas solubility (gas escapes more easily). KHK_H 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 decompressionsicknessbends\frac{decompression sickness}{bends}. Solution: use He/O2 mixture (He has very high KHK_H, 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.

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