What is the relationship between the liquefaction of gases,compression,and temperature?

  • A
    Liquefaction is independent of temperature.
  • B
    Liquefaction occurs only by increasing pressure.
  • C
    Liquefaction is facilitated by decreasing temperature and increasing pressure.
  • D
    Liquefaction occurs only at high temperatures.

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Gases possess characteristic critical temperature which depends upon the magnitude of intermolecular forces between the particles. Following are the critical temperatures of some gases.
$Gases$$H_2$$He$$O_2$$N_2$
$Critical \ temperature \ (K)$$33.2$$5.3$$154.3$$126$

From the above data,what would be the decreasing order of liquefaction of these gases?

Explain the liquefaction of $CO_2$ gas using the Thomas Andrews plot,including the effects of temperature and pressure,and define the critical constants.

For gases $W, X, Y$ and $Z$,the van der Waals constants are given below. Which gas has the highest critical temperature?
Gas$a$ (atm $L^2$ mol$^{-2}$)$b$ ($L$ mol$^{-1}$)
$W$$4.0$$0.027$
$X$$8.0$$0.030$
$Y$$6.0$$0.032$
$Z$$12.0$$0.027$

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