6.1.3.2.3 - Pressure (for gas solutes in liquid solvents)
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What happens to gas solubility when pressure increases?
💡 Hint: Think about how bubbles behave when a bottle of soda is opened.
Name a common drink that utilizes the principles of gas solubility.
💡 Hint: Think about something bubbly you might drink!
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What happens to the solubility of gases in liquids as pressure increases?
💡 Hint: Think of a soda can being sealed tight.
True or False: Warm water holds more dissolved oxygen than cold water.
💡 Hint: Remember about fish needing oxygen!
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If the solubility of oxygen in water at 10°C is 9.1 mg/L at 1 atmosphere pressure, how would you expect this value to change if the pressure increases to 2 atmospheres?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between solubility and pressure.
Discuss how increased global temperatures might affect ocean oxygen levels and implications for marine ecosystems.
💡 Hint: Think about the importance of temperature in solubility dynamics.
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