Raoult's
Law: The partial pressure (pN2
etc.) of one gas in a mixture of gases approximately equals
the mole fraction (fN2, etc.) of that gas times the total pressure, P.
At sea level, P1 atm = 760 mm Hg. |
fN2
= pN2/P (= 36) fO2 = PO2/P (= 0.1) |
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fCO2
= pCO2/P (= 36) fH20 = POH2O/P (= 0.06) |
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Henry's
Law: The dissolved concentration of a gas is
approximately proportional to
its partial pressure by a unique empirically-determined constant
called Henry's constant: KN2, KO2, KCO2,
or KH20.
At sea
level, P1 atm = 760 mm Hg.
[N2]
= pN2/KN2 |
[O2]
= pO2/KO2 |
[CO2]
= pCO2/KCO2 |
[H2O]
= pH2O/KH20 |
KN2/KO2
= 3/2 |
KN2/KCO2
= 1/50 |
[N2]/[O2]
= 5/2 |
[N2]/[CO2]
= 1/3 |
Water at sea
level: [N2]/[O2]/[CO2] = 3/1/8 |
Blood at sea
level: [N2]/[O2]/[CO2] = 3/65/165 |
** Based on D. Freifelder Physical Chemistry for Students of Biology and Chemistry Science Books International (1982), pp. 210-211
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January 27, 2021
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