Which are the most favorable conditions for the liquefaction of a gas?

Gases possess characteristic critical temperature which depends upon the magnitude of intermolecular forces between the gas particles. Critical temperatures of ammonia and carbon dioxide are $405.5 \ K$ and $304.10 \ K$ respectively. Which of these gases will liquefy first when you start cooling from $500 \ K$ to their critical temperature?

Four gas cylinders containing $He$,$N_2$,$CO_2$ and $NH_3$ gases separately are gradually cooled from a temperature of $500 \ K$. Which gas will liquefy first?
(Given $T_C$ in $K - He: 5.3, N_2: 126, CO_2: 304.1$ and $NH_3: 405.5$)

An ideal gas cannot be liquefied because ........

At what point does surface tension vanish?

Explain how liquefaction can occur in different steps within the same phase using an example.