In: Chemistry
Answer the following:
a) Why molality is considered better than molarity to express concentration of a solution?
b) What is Henry's law?
Ans:
a)
Molality is considered better because molality does not change with temperature while molarity does.
b)
Solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of gas on the surface of liquid.
Concentration (C) of a gas in a solution is directly proportional to the partial pressure (P) of the gas in the solution.
P ∝ C (or) P = kH.C; kH is Henry's law constant
Molality does not change with temperature while molarity does. Solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of gas.