The pressure of a van der Waals gas is less than the pressure of an ideal gas because of

  • A
    Infinitesimal size of molecules
  • B
    The collisions with the wall become inelastic
  • C
    Intermolecular attraction
  • D
    Molecular movement is more random

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$1 \ mol$ of a real gas is kept at a high pressure of $100 \ bar$ at $300 \ K$. If the van der Waals constant $b$ is $0.005 \ L \ mol^{-1}$,what are the values of the compressibility factor $Z$ of the gas and the $\%$ deviation of volume from ideality?
$Z$$\%$ Deviation

Between $NH_3$ and $N_2$,which one has a higher value of $(i) \ a$ and which one has a higher value of $(ii) \ b$? (Where $a$ and $b$ are van der Waals constants.)

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