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At a constant temperature, the Henry's law constants ( K_H ) for...

At a constant temperature, the Henry's law constants (KHK_H) for four gases W,X,Y,W, X, Y, and ZZ in water are 35 kbar35 \text{ kbar}, 0.15 kbar0.15 \text{ kbar}, 76 kbar76 \text{ kbar}, and 1.67 kbar1.67 \text{ kbar} respectively. The correct increasing order of their solubility in water at a given partial pressure is:

Options

  1. AX<Z<W<YX < Z < W < Y
  2. BY<W<Z<XY < W < Z < X
  3. CW<Y<X<ZW < Y < X < Z
  4. DY<Z<W<XY < Z < W < X

Correct answer

B. Y<W<Z<XY < W < Z < X

Step-by-step solution

According to Henry's law, p=KHxp = K_H x, where pp is the partial pressure of the gas, KHK_H is the Henry's law constant, and xx is the mole fraction of the gas in the solution (solubility).

At a constant partial pressure, x=pKHx = \dfrac{p}{K_H}. Thus, solubility is inversely proportional to the Henry's law constant (KHK_H).

The given KHK_H values are:
KH(W)=35 kbarK_H(W) = 35 \text{ kbar}
KH(X)=0.15 kbarK_H(X) = 0.15 \text{ kbar}
KH(Y)=76 kbarK_H(Y) = 76 \text{ kbar}
KH(Z)=1.67 kbarK_H(Z) = 1.67 \text{ kbar}

The decreasing order of KHK_H values is Y>W>Z>XY > W > Z > X.

Therefore, the increasing order of solubility is Y<W<Z<XY < W < Z < X.

Answer: Y<W<Z<XY < W < Z < X
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