The Henry's law constant values of three gases (A, B, C) in water are 145, , and 35 kbar, respectively. Determine the order of solubility of these gases in water from highest to lowest:
B > C > A
A > C > B
A > B > C
B > A > C
According to Henry's law, the partial pressure of a gas in the vapour phase () is directly proportional to its mole fraction () in the solution, expressed as . This implies that at a constant pressure, the higher the value of Henry's law constant (), the lower the solubility of the gas in the liquid .
Given the values:
The decreasing order of values is A > C > B. Since solubility is inversely proportional to , the decreasing order of solubility will be exactly the reverse: B > C > A.
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