Which one of the following statements regarding Henry's law is not correct?
- (A)Higher the value of at a given pressure, higher is the solubility of the gas in the liquids✓ Correct
- (B)Different gases have different (Henry's law constant) values at the same temperature
- (C)The partial pressure of the gas in vapour phase is proportional to the mole fraction of the gas in the solution
- (D)The value of increases with increase of temperature and is function of the nature of the gas.
Answer: (A)
Solution
Henry's law reads , so for a given partial pressure a larger means a smaller mole fraction dissolved, that is lower solubility. The statement claiming a higher means higher solubility therefore reverses the real trend and is the incorrect one, while the remaining statements about different gases having different , rising with temperature, and being proportional to mole fraction are all sound.
JEE Main · 2019 · 09 Jan 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option