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Which of the following represents a plot of compressibility factor (Z) versus P at room temperature for helium?

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Important Questions on States of Matter: Gases and Liquids

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A gas has a compressibility factor of 0.5 and a molar volume of 0.4 dm3 mol-1 at a temperature of 800 K and pressure x atm. If it shows ideal gas behaviour at the same temperature and pressure, the molar volume will be  y dm3 mol-1 . The value of x/y is _________

[Use: Gas constant, R=8×10-2 L atm K-1 mol-1 ]

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In the following compressibility factor (Z) vs pressure graph at 300 K, the compressibility of CH4 at pressure < 200 bar deviates from ideal behavior because

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Among the gases a, b, c, d, e and f, the gases that show only positive deviation from ideal behavior at all pressures in the graph are

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The volume of gas A is twice than that of gas B. The compressibility factor of gas A is thrice than that of gas B at same temperature. What are the pressures of the gases for equal number of moles?

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Which of the following gases has high Boyle's temperature?
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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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The compressibility factor (Z) of a gas is <1 at STP. Therefore
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The variation of the compressibility factor (Z) with pressure (P in bar) for some gases, are shown in the figure below. Identify the gases (A),(B) and (C).

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The isotherms of a gas are shown below :

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Among the following,

(i) At T1, the gas cannot be liquefied

(ii) At point B, liquid starts to appear at T2

(ii) TC is the highest temperature at which the gas can be liquefied

(iv) At point A, a small increase in pressure condenses the whole system to a liquid

The correct statements are :

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A gas such as carbon monoxide would be most likely to obey the ideal gas law at:
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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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When does a gas deviate the most from its ideal behavior?
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At very high pressures, the compressibility factor of one mole of a gas is given by:
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The pressure p and volume V isotherm of a van der Waals' gas, at the temperature at which it undergoes gas to liquid transition, is correctly represented by
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Which one of the following plots is correct for the behaviour of ideal and real gases?
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A certain gas obeys PVm-b=RT. The value of ZPT is xbRT. The value of x is              (Integer answer) (Z : compressibility factor)
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For one mole of a van der Waals' gas, the compressibility factor Z=pVRT at a fixed volume will certainly decrease, if
[Given : " a " and " b " are standard parameters for van der Waals' gas]
 
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If Z is the compressibility factor, then Van der Waal's equation at low pressure can be written as: