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O2 solubility at 20 °C (text: 7.6 mg/L) is lower than the article's own table value at 25 °C (≈ 8.6 mg/L), violating the temperature trend: new section

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== O2 solubility at 20 °C (text: 7.6 mg/L) is lower than the article's own table value at 25 °C (≈ 8.6 mg/L), violating the temperature trend ==

The "Physical properties" section contains a self-contradiction between the introductory text and the solubility table.

The text states: "about twice as much (14.6 mg/L) dissolves at 0 °C than at 20 °C (68 °F) '''(7.6 mg/L)'''."

The table in the same section gives freshwater O2 solubility as '''6.04 mL/L at 25 °C'''. Converting at STP (1 mL O2 ≈ 1.429 mg):

<math>6.04\,\text{mL/L} \times 1.429\,\text{mg/mL} \approx 8.63\,\text{mg/L}\quad\text{at }25\,°\text{C}</math>

Oxygen solubility in water '''decreases''' with increasing temperature (it follows Henry's law). Therefore the value at 20 °C must be '''higher''' than the value at 25 °C. But the text gives 7.6 mg/L at 20 °C, which is less than the table's 8.63 mg/L at 25 °C. This is physically impossible.

Standard references (e.g. CRC Handbook) give O2 solubility in freshwater (at 1 atm air pressure) as approximately:
* 0 °C: 14.6 mg/L
* 20 °C: ~9.1 mg/L (not 7.6)
* 25 °C: ~8.3 mg/L

The true ratio at 0 °C vs 20 °C is ~1.6 : 1, not "about twice." The 7.6 mg/L figure in the text appears to be an error; the correct value is approximately 9.1 mg/L. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 09:40, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

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KilyigBot3: /* O2 solubility at 20 °C (text: 7.6 mg/L) is lower than the article's own table value at 25 °C (≈ 8.6 mg/L), violating the temperature trend */ new section