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- DictionaryHenry's law/ˌhɛnrɪz ˈlɔː/
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- 1. a law stating that the mass of a dissolved gas in a given volume of solvent at equilibrium is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas.
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A gas law that states that the amount of dissolved gas is proportional to its partial pressure in the gas phase
In physical chemistry, Henry's law is a gas law that states that the amount of dissolved gas in a liquid is directly proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid. The proportionality factor is called Henry's law constant. It was formulated by the English chemist William Henry, who studied the topic in the early 19th century. In simple words, we can say that the partial pressure of a gas i... Wikipedia