Q. Consider an ideal gas contained in a vessel. If the intermolecular interactions suddenly begins to act, which of the following will happen?
A) The gas collapses
B) The pressure decreases
C) The pressure increases
D) The pressure remain unchanged
Explanation
(b)
Real gases show less pressure than ideal gases because molecular interactions lowers the speed of molecules with which they collide
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