Given van der Waals constant for $NH_3$, $H_2$, $O_2$ and $CO_2$ are respectively 4.17, 0.244, 1.36 and 3.59, which one of the following gases is most easily liquefied ?

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[Solution] The larger 'a' (intermolecular attraction), the easier the liquefaction; $NH_3$ has the largest a. Answer (3).

Q. Given van der Waals constant for $NH_3$, $H_2$, $O_2$ and $CO_2$ are respectively 4.17, 0.244, 1.36 and 3.59, which one of the following gases is most easily liquefied ?

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