Q7 of 36 Page 1

State Henry’s Law and write its two application?

Henry’s law states that “The Solubility of Gas is proportional to its partial pressure”. It can be written mathematically as follows

P=Kh*X


Here the importance of the Henry’s constant is as follows


(1) Increase solubility of Co2 in soft drinks.


(2) During Scuba Diving


(3) Environmental Chemistry


More from this chapter

All 36 →
20

(i) Why bithional is added in soap ?

(ii) Why magnesium hydroxide is a better antacid than sodium bicarbonate ?


(iii) Why soaps are biodegradable whereas detergents are non-biodegradable ?


OR


Define the following terms with a suitable example in each :


(i) Antibiotics


(ii) Artificial sweeteners


(iii) Analgesics


 2

What type of Stoichiometric defect is shown by ZnS and why?

 3

Write one stereochemical difference between SN1 and SN2?

 24

Define the following with a suitable example in each

(i) Oligosaccharides


(ii) Denaturation of Protein


(iii) Vitamins