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Henry's law

Henry's law proper noun: a gas law which states that the concentration of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid.

Proper noun

Henry's law

  1. A gas law which states that the concentration of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid.
    • C = H⋅P

Origin of Henry's law

Proposed by English chemist William Henry.

Words formed from Henry's law

Questions about Henry's law

What does Henry's law mean?
Henry's law means a gas law which states that the concentration of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid.
What part of speech is Henry's law?
Henry's law is a proper noun.

Words near Henry's law in the dictionary

  1. henry
  2. Henry Clay
  3. Henry County
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  9. Henry's pocket
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