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Statement = The compressibility factor for H2 and He is 1+PbRT

Explanation = The compressibility factor H2 and He can be derived from Vander Waal's equation.

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Important Questions on States of Matter

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Arrange the following gases in increasing order of van der Waals constant 'a'
(A) Ar
(B) CH4
(C) H2O
(D) C6H6
Choose the correct option from the following.
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The unit of the van der Waals gas equation parameter 'a' in P+an2V2(V-nb)=nRT is:

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Which of the following options correctly represents the relations of compressibility factor (z) and van der Waals equation for 1 mole of gas at low pressure?
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When does a gas deviate the most from its ideal behavior?
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The maximum deviation from ideal gas behaviour among the following is expected from
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A gas such as carbon monoxide would be most likely to obey the ideal gas law at:
MEDIUM
Which among the following statements is/are incorrect regarding real gases?
(i) Their compressibility factor is never equal to unity (Z1).
(ii) The deviations from ideal behavior are less at low pressures and high temperatures.
(iii) Intermolecular forces among gas molecules are equal to zero.
(iv) The obey Van der Waals equation, PV=nRT.
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At very high pressures, the compressibility factor of one mole of a gas is given by:
MEDIUM
The van der Waals constant 'a' is the measure of intermolecular force of attraction in a gas. The correct decreasing order of 'a' for the given set of molecules is
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Suppose that, 300 gm of C2H6(g) is confined in a 5 L container at 27oC. Calculate the pressure exerted by ethane from van der Waals equation of state?
a=5.0d m6 atm mol-2, b=0.09 dm3 mol-1
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Among the following, the incorrect statement is:
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In thermodynamics, the P-V work done is given by w=-dVPext. For a system undergoing a particular process, the work done is,

w=-dVRTV-b-aV2. This equation is applicable to a

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Van der Waal's equation for a gas is stated as,

P=nRTV-nb-anV2.

This equation reduces to the perfect gas equation, P=nRTV When,
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The correction factor 'a' to the ideal gas equation corresponds to which of the following?
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If Z is the compressibility factor, then Van der Waal's equation at low pressure can be written as:
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At a given temperature T, gases Ne, Ar, Xe and Kr are found to deviate from ideal gas behaviour. Their equation of state is given as p=RTV-b at T. Here, b is the van der Waals constant. Which gas will exhibit steepest increase in the plot of Z (compression factor) vs p?
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A gas at 350 K and 15 bar has a molar volume 20 per cent smaller than that for an ideal gas under the same conditions. The correct option about the gas, and its compressibility factor Z is
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For a van der Waals' gas, the term abV2 represents some

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At low pressure, the Van der Waals equation is reduced to:
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One mole of a monoatomic real gas satisfied the equation pV-b=RT where b is a constant. The relationship of interatomic potential V(r) and interatomic distance r for the gas is given by