The solubility of CO2 in water at 25 degrees C and 1 atm is 0.034 mol/L. What is its solubility under atmospheric conditions? (The partial pressure of CO2 in air is 0.0003 atm.) Assume that CO2 obeys Henry's law.
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1.02 x 10^-5 mol/L
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. Henry's law states that the solubility of a gas in a liquid is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas. Therefore, the solubility of CO2 in water at atmospheric conditions (0.0003 atm) is 0.034 mol/L x (0.0003 atm/1 atm) = 1.02 x 10^-5 mol/L.
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