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Question
Give reason for the following:
The percentage of oxygen, in air dissolved in water, is higher than the percentage of oxygen in ordinary air.
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Solution
Oxygen dissolves in water and in air there are some other gases also which make the bulk of air. Some gases dissolve in water.
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