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Lesson: Chapter 3 — Mixtures

Gases dissolved in liquids 4 of 4

Question 4

What happens to the dissolved oxygen in a pond as the water grows warmer?

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Less oxygen stays dissolved in it. The solubility of a gas falls as the temperature rises, so warm water holds less dissolved oxygen than cold water does.

Natural water is constantly in contact with the atmosphere and always holds some dissolved oxygen — it is what fish breathe, which is why a warm pond is hard on them.

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