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Chapter 13: Problem 10

State Henry's law in your own words.

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Henry's law states that if the temperature is kept constant, then the more pressure is applied to a gas, the more it will dissolve in a liquid.

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01

Understand Henry's Law

Henry's law is a fundamental principle in the field of chemistry which states that at a constant temperature, the amount of a given gas that dissolves in a given type and volume of liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with the liquid.
02

Simplify the Language

In simpler terms, this means that the more pressure you put on a gas, the more of it will dissolve in a liquid, as long as the temperature remains stable.
03

Further Simplify

To break it down even further, if you were to squeeze a gas (increasing its pressure), more of it will be able to mix into a liquid, but only if the temperature stays the same.

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