Which one of the following gas is most soluble in water?

C O

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O_{2}

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N O

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C O_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is C $C O_{2}$
$C O_{2}$ posses polority, i.e carbon atom of $C O_{2}$ is slightly positive than $O_{2}$ .This difference produces a clipole moment from positive to negative charge.
Water molecules get attracted to the polar region. Hence $C O_{2}$ is soluble in water.
Oxygen is a non-polar molecule whereas water is a polar molecule. .Hence Water is not soluble easily in water.
The electronegativity difference between $N$ and $O$ in $N O$ is less i.e low polarity. So $N O$ is less soluble in water.
$C O_{2}$ is more polar than $C O$ , hence $C O_{2}$ has high solubility than $C O$ .

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