Solubility of a gas in a liquid increases on:

increasing temperature.

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decreasing pressure.

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increasing pressure.

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increasing temperature and pressure.

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Solution

The correct option is C increasing pressure.
Henry's Law is used to quantify the solubility of gases in liquids. This solubility is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas above solvent.

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