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WBJEE · Chemistry · States of Matter

A van der Waals' gas may behave ideally when

  1. A the volume is very low
  2. B the temperature is very high
  3. C the pressure is very low
  4. D the temperature, pressure and volume all are very high
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(C) the pressure is very low

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At very low pressure, compressibility factor, \(Z\) is approximatedly one. \(\therefore\) van der Waals' gas may behave ideally