Liquefaction of Gases

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11th Tamil Nadu Board
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Liquefaction of Gases: Overview

In this topic, we will learn about liquefaction of gases, which is the process by which the gas substances converted to a liquid state. It explains in detail the different methods used for liquefaction of gases.

Important Questions on Liquefaction of Gases

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Critical temperature of H2O, NH3, and CO2 are 647.4, 405.5 and 304.2 K, respectively. When we start cooling from a temperature of 700 K which will liquefy first and which will liquefy finally?

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Can a Van der Waal's gas with a=0 be liquefied? Explain.

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Four gases P, Q, R and S have almost same values of 'b' but their 'a' values (a, b are Van der Waals Constants) are in the order Q < R < S < P. At a particular temperature, among the four gases the most easily liquefiable one is

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The table indicates the value of van der Waals constant ‘a' in dm32atm.mol-2

Gas  O2 N2 NH3 CH4
a 1.360 1.390 4.170 2.253

The gas which can be most easily liquefied is

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When an ideal gas undergoes unrestrained expansion, no cooling occurs because the molecules