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Sieverts's law
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<p>Sieverts's law, in <a href="/facts/Physical_metallurgy/RDDQF58b">physical metallurgy</a> and in <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a>, is a rule to predict the <a href="/facts/Solubility/kLE9h3Jb">solubility</a> of <a href="/facts/Gas/hVVAoodV">gases</a> in <a href="/facts/Metal/PT8hNX6R">metals</a>. It is named after German chemist <a href="/facts/Adolf_Sieverts/hcCbqC37">Adolf Sieverts</a> (1874–1947). The law states that the solubility of a <a href="/facts/Diatomic_molecule/hkfKAC7m">diatomic</a> gas in metal is proportional to the square root of the <a href="/facts/Partial_pressure/sRw2hj4G">partial pressure</a> of the gas in <a href="/facts/Thermodynamic_equilibrium/1D7nGm0d">thermodynamic equilibrium</a>. <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">Hydrogen</a>, <a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">oxygen</a> and <a href="/facts/Nitrogen/Nf1QpGDz">nitrogen</a> are examples of dissolved diatomic gases of frequent interest in metallurgy. </p>