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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Gas (A) is more soluble in water than Gas
(B) at the same temperature. Which one of the two gases will have the higher value of KH (Henry’s constant) and why?

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Gas (B) will have higher value of KH (Henry’s constant) than Gas (A) at the same temperature because lesser the solubility of a gas in a given solvent, higher will be the value of KH for a gas.
KH = Partial pressure of gas /Mole fraction of gas in the solution