Chemistry: Real Gases and Gas Molecules

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What is the principal mathematical technique employed in the discussion of real gases?

  • Derivatives (correct)
  • Limits
  • Integration
  • Exponents

At what limit do real gases obey the perfect gas law exactly?

  • $T = 0$
  • $n = 0$
  • $p = 0$ (correct)
  • $V = 0$

When do repulsive forces between molecules become significant?

  • At low temperatures
  • At low pressures
  • At high pressures (correct)
  • At high temperatures

What type of interactions are repulsive forces between molecules?

<p>Short-range interactions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what situation can attractive forces between molecules assist compression?

<p>High pressure, low temperature (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What modifications do attractions and repulsions between gas molecules account for?

<p>Modifications to the isotherms of a gas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are attractive intermolecular forces?

<p>Dominant over a long range and effective even when molecules are not necessarily touching (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do deviations from perfect gas behavior give insight into?

<p>The nature of the interactions between molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which forces dominate at intermediate separations between molecules?

<p>Attractive forces (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When do intermolecular forces play no significant role in a gas?

<p>At low pressures when the sample occupies a large volume (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a gas sample when compressed near point C on an isotherm graph?

<p>It loses all similarity to perfect behavior (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens at high pressures in terms of intermolecular forces?

<p>Repulsive forces dominate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What conditions cause intermolecular forces to be important for gases?

<p>Low temperatures and low mean speeds of molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does high positive potential energy indicate between two molecules at very small separations?

<p>Strongly repulsive interactions between them (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes significant deviations from Boyle’s law in a gas?

<p>Moderate pressures when the average separation of the molecules is only a few molecular diameters (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the gas sample as its volume is reduced near point B on an isotherm graph?

<p>It starts to show serious deviations from perfect behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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