Why does solubility of gas in a liquid dcreases when value of henry's constant increases

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Solution

Actually solubility x is given as a function of pressure p and henry's constant KH:
p=KHx
Since at a given pressure, p is constant, if you increase KH, logically solubility x would decrease.

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