At the same temperature, carbon dioxide is more soluble in water than oxygen. Which one of them will have higher value of KH?
Answers
At a same temperature, hydrogen is more soluble in water than helium.
The value of KH of helium is more than the value of KH of hydrogen.
The value of KH depends on the nature of gas.
Greater the value of KH, lesser is the solubility.
KH is Henry's Law constant.
Different gases have different KH at same temperature
Oxygen will have higher value of KH .
Explanation:
According to Law of Henry solubility of a gas present in solution is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas present over the solution. Here KH is Henry's law constant and is used to determine the solubility of a gas at particular temperature.
Since solubility and KH are inversely related the more the solubility of the gas the lesser will be its KH. Here Carbon dioxide which has greater solubility due to which the KH of carbon dioxide will be lesser and KH of oxygen will be greater.