Table. Henry\'s Law Constants for Several Gases in Water at 25 C Part A Why is t

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Table. Henry's Law Constants for Several Gases in Water at 25 C

Part A

Why is the constant for neon smaller than the others? choose an answer from below.

Examine the Henry's law constants in the table below.

Table. Henry's Law Constants for Several Gases in Water at 25 C

Gas kH (M/atm) O2 1.3×103 N2 6.1×104 CO2 3.4×102 H2S 1.0×101 Ne 34.5×104

Part A

Why is the constant for neon smaller than the others? choose an answer from below.

The shape of a neon molecule is completely different from that of a water molecule, so we would expect it to be hardly soluble in water. Neon decomposes when mixed with water. Neon is a polar compound, so we would expect it to be less soluble than the other gases on the list. Neon molecules are nonpolar and they are smaller than molecules of other gases on the list. That is why the interaction between Ne and water molecules is very weak.

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the correct answer is Neon molecules are nonpolar and they are smaller than molecules of other gases on the li

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