alext87 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 A solid can dissolve in a liquid and if you increase the temperature then more solid can dissolve in the liquid before it becomes saturated. Why is it that increasing the temperature for when a gas dissolves in a liquid decreases the amount of gas that dissolves in the liquid before it becomes saturated? Why does increasing the temperature have the opposite effect. EXAMPLE This can be seen when the temperature of a lake rises so that the dissolved oxygen levels decrease and therefore all the fish die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x__heavenly__x Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Increasing the temp in a liquid increases the entropy(internal energy responsible for random molicualar movement)..this increases the space b/w the molicules so that the solid molicules can "slip" in b/w. Ant the oppesite effect u r talking about has something to with the vapour pressure of the gas. Since gas is volatile or easyly escapable, if the liquid temp is low the liquid molicules will hold the gas molicules in place!!..I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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