Chemist no. 264 of 350 · Physical

William Henry

1774-1836United Kingdom

Henry's law of gas solubility

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Henry's Law: Why Soda Fizzes When You Open the Bottle

Learn Henry's law (1803): solubility of a gas is proportional to its partial pressure. Formula, KH, soda, scuba diving and MCQs for JAM, NET, GATE.

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William Henry (1774-1836): The Manchester Chemist Who Measured Dissolved Gases

Biography of William Henry (1774-1836), Manchester chemist and physician, discoverer of Henry's law of gas solubility and friend of John Dalton.

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