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'''Henry's law''', formulated by William Henry | '''Henry's law''', formulated by William Henry, states that ''the amount of a given gas dissolved in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid.'' | ||
Mathematically, | |||
:<math>p = kc \,</math> | :<math>p = kc \,</math> | ||
where ''k'', the constant of proportionality, is termed Henry's constant. | |||
This constant is, of course, dependent on the dimensions employed for the pressure and | |||
the concentration. In chemistry, atm and molarity are typical. A more elegant definition is to | |||
make it dimensionless making use of the [[Equation_of_State:_Ideal_Gas | ideal gas equation of state]] (if applicable). | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry's_law Henry's law | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry's_law Henry's law at wikipedia] | ||
[[Category:Equations of state]] | [[Category:Equations of state]] |