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The law which states that the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure is___________?

Correct answer: C. Henry's law

  • A. Dalton's law
  • B. Gay Lussac's law
  • C. Henry's law
  • D. Raoult's law

Explanation

Henry's law states that, at constant temperature, the amount or concentration of a gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to the gas's partial pressure above the liquid. Thus option c is correct. Students may choose Dalton's law because it also involves partial pressure, but Dalton's law concerns the total pressure of a mixture of gases, not gas solubility.

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