At a particular temperature, the solubility of O₂ in water is 0.0500 M when the partial pressure is 0.120 atm. What will the solubility be when the partial pressure of O₂ is 2.470 atm?

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Answer:

At a partial pressure of 2.470 atm, solubility of [tex]O_{2}[/tex] is 1.03 M

Explanation:

The given problem can be solved by using Henry's law

According to Henry's law at a particular temperature for a particular gas and solvent:                        [tex]\frac{S_{1}}{S_{2}}=\frac{P_{1}}{P_{2}}[/tex]

where, [tex]S_{1}[/tex] and [tex]S_{2}[/tex] are solubility of the gas at a partial pressure of [tex]P_{1}[/tex] and [tex]P_{2}[/tex] respectively.

Here, [tex]S_{1}=0.0500M[/tex], [tex]P_{1}=0.120atm[/tex] and [tex]P_{2}=2.470atm[/tex]

So, [tex]S_{2}=\frac{S_{1}P_{2}}{P_{1}}=\frac{(0.0500M)\times (2.470atm)}{0.120atm}=1.03M[/tex]

Hence, at a partial pressure of 2.470 atm, solubility of [tex]O_{2}[/tex] is 1.03 M

Taking into account the Henry's law, at a partial pressure of 2.470 atm, the solubility of O₂ is 1.03 M.

Henry's law

Henry's law states that for a gas in contact with a solvent, at a constant temperature, its concentration in the solvent is directly proportional to its pressure.

That is, Henry's law states that at constant temperature, the solubility of a gas in a liquid is proportional to the pressure of the gas, provided that no chemical reactions take place between the gas and the liquid.

This law is expressed as follows:

Sg = K× Pg

where:

  • Sg= solubility or concentration of the gas
  • K= Henry's law constant (specific to each gas)
  • Pg= partial pressure of the gas

This case

According to Henry's law at a particular temperature for a particular gas and solvent you know:

S₁ = K₁× P₁ → [tex]K_{1} =\frac{S_{1} }{P_{1} }[/tex]

and

S₂ = K₂× P₂ → [tex]K_{2} =\frac{S_{2} }{P_{2} }[/tex]

where, S₁ and S₂ are solubility of the gas at a partial pressure of P₁ and P₂ respectively.

Since the Henry's law constant is the same since it is the same gas, then:

K₁= K₂

So:

[tex]\frac{S_{1} }{P_{1} }= \frac{S_{2} }{P_{2} }[/tex]

You know:

  • S₁ = 0.0500 M
  • P₁ = 0.120 atm
  • S₂ = ?
  • P₂ = 2.470 atm

Replacing in Henry's law:

[tex]\frac{0.0500 M}{0.120 atm}= \frac{S_{2} }{2.470 atm }[/tex]

Solving:

[tex]S_{2} =2.470 atmx\frac{0.0500 M}{0.120 atm}[/tex]

S₂= 1.03 M

Finally, at a partial pressure of 2.470 atm, the solubility of O₂ is 1.03 M.

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