Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Physical: Solutions

Question:

In Henry's law, the partial pressure of gas in the vapor phase is proportional to:

Options:

Mole fraction of gas in solution

Normality of gas in solution

Volume of gas in solution

Molality of gas in solution

Correct Answer:

Mole fraction of gas in solution

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Mole fraction of gas in solution

Henry was the first to give a quantitative relation between pressure and solubility of a gas in a solvent which is known as Henry’s law. The law states that at a constant temperature, the solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas present above the surface of liquid or solution. If we use the mole fraction of a gas in the solution as a measure of its solubility, then it can be said that the mole fraction of gas in the solution is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas over the solution. The most commonly used form of Henry’s law states that “the partial pressure of the gas in vapour phase (p) is proportional to the mole fraction of the gas (x) in the solution”.