Use Henry's law and the solubilities given below to calculate the total volume of nitrogen and oxygen gas that should bubble out of 1.6 L of water upon warming from 25 C to 50 C. Assume that the water is initially saturated with nitrogen and oxygen gas at 25 C and a total pressure of 1.0 atm. Assume that the gas bubbles out at a temperature of 50 C. The solubility of oxygen gas at 50 C is 27.8 mg/L at an oxygen pressure of 1.00 atm. The solubility of nitrogen gas at 50 C is 14.6 mg/ L at a nitrogen pressure of 1.00 atm. Assume that the air above the water contains an oxygen partial pressure of 0.21 atm and a nitrogen partial pressure of 0.78 atm.

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To calculate the total volume of nitrogen and oxygen gas that will bubble out of water upon warming, we need to use Henry's law. Henry's law relates the solubility of a gas in a liquid to the pressure of the gas above the liquid.

Henry's law states that the concentration of a gas dissolved in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas above the liquid. Mathematically, it can be expressed as:

C = k * P

Where:
- C is the concentration of the gas in the liquid (in this case, solubility),
- k is the proportionality constant (Henry's law constant),
- P is the partial pressure of the gas above the liquid.

Given the solubilities for oxygen and nitrogen gas at 50 C, we can use these values to determine the values of k for both gases.

For oxygen gas (O2):
Solubility of O2 at 50 C = 27.8 mg/L
Oxygen pressure = 1.00 atm

Using Henry's law, we can write:
27.8 mg/L = kO2 * 1.00 atm

Solving for kO2, we can determine the Henry's law constant for oxygen gas.

Similarly, for nitrogen gas (N2):
Solubility of N2 at 50 C = 14.6 mg/L
Nitrogen pressure = 1.00 atm

Using Henry's law, we can write:
14.6 mg/L = kN2 * 1.00 atm

Solving for kN2, we can determine the Henry's law constant for nitrogen gas.

Now, we need to calculate the partial pressures of both nitrogen and oxygen gas at 50 C.

The partial pressure of oxygen in the air is given as 0.21 atm.

The partial pressure of nitrogen in the air is given as 0.78 atm.

Since the water is initially saturated with nitrogen and oxygen gas at 25 C and a total pressure of 1.00 atm, we can assume that the partial pressure of both gases in the water is also 1.00 atm.

Now, we can use the known values to calculate the concentrations (solubilities) of nitrogen and oxygen gas in the water at 50 C.

For oxygen gas (O2):
Concentration of O2 at 50 C = kO2 * 0.21 atm

For nitrogen gas (N2):
Concentration of N2 at 50 C = kN2 * 0.78 atm

Finally, to determine the total volume of nitrogen and oxygen gas that will bubble out of 1.6 L of water upon warming, you need to calculate the volumes of nitrogen and oxygen gas at 50 C using the ideal gas law.

The ideal gas law can be expressed as:
PV = nRT

Where:
- P is the pressure,
- V is the volume,
- n is the number of moles,
- R is the ideal gas constant,
- T is the temperature.

Since we know the temperature and pressure at 50 C, we can calculate the number of moles of nitrogen and oxygen gas using the concentrations obtained earlier.

Once we have the number of moles for each gas, we can use the ideal gas law to calculate their respective volumes.

Adding the volumes of nitrogen and oxygen gas will give you the total volume of gas that will bubble out of the water upon warming from 25 C to 50 C.