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For nearly all real gases, the quantity PV/RT decreases below the value of 1, which char...

For nearly all real gases, the quantity PV/RT decreases below the value of 1, which characterizes an ideal gas, as pressure on the gas increases. At much higher pressures, however, PV/RT increases and rises above the value of 1. (a) Explain the initial drop in value of PV/RT below 1 and the fact that it rises above 1 for still higher pressures. (b) The effects we have just noted are smaller for gases at higher temperature. Why is this so?

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