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Henry’s law

Hen·ry's law [ hénreez làw ]


noun 
Definition:
 
principle involving dissolved gas and pressure: the principle that the amount of gas dissolved under equilibrium in a volume of liquid is in direct proportion to the pressure of the gas that contacts the liquid surface

[Late 19th century. After William Henry (1774-1836), British chemist]
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