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At a given temperature and a constant partial pressure, the mole...

At a given temperature and a constant partial pressure, the mole fractions of four gases P\mathrm{P}, Q\mathrm{Q}, R\mathrm{R}, and S\mathrm{S} dissolved in a solvent are 2×10−32 \times 10^{-3}, 5×10−45 \times 10^{-4}, 1×10−21 \times 10^{-2}, and 8×10−58 \times 10^{-5} respectively.

The correct increasing order of their Henry's law constants (KH\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{H}}) is :

Options

  1. AS<Q<P<R\mathrm{S} < \mathrm{Q} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{R}
  2. BR<P<Q<S\mathrm{R} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Q} < \mathrm{S}
  3. CP<Q<R<S\mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Q} < \mathrm{R} < \mathrm{S}
  4. DS<P<Q<R\mathrm{S} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Q} < \mathrm{R}

Correct answer

B. R<P<Q<S\mathrm{R} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Q} < \mathrm{S}

Step-by-step solution

According to Henry's law, the partial pressure of a gas over a solution is given by p=KHxp = K_H x, where KHK_H is Henry's law constant and xx is the mole fraction of the gas in the solution.

At a constant partial pressure, KHK_H is inversely proportional to the mole fraction xx, i.e., KH∝1xK_H \propto \dfrac{1}{x}.

The given mole fractions are:
xP=2×10−3x_P = 2 \times 10^{-3}
xQ=5×10−4=0.5×10−3x_Q = 5 \times 10^{-4} = 0.5 \times 10^{-3}
xR=1×10−2=10×10−3x_R = 1 \times 10^{-2} = 10 \times 10^{-3}
xS=8×10−5=0.08×10−3x_S = 8 \times 10^{-5} = 0.08 \times 10^{-3}

The increasing order of mole fractions is xS<xQ<xP<xRx_S < x_Q < x_P < x_R.

Therefore, the increasing order of Henry's law constants is the reverse of the mole fraction order:
R<P<Q<S\mathrm{R} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Q} < \mathrm{S}

Answer: R<P<Q<S\mathrm{R} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Q} < \mathrm{S}
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