Practice mode Gases

For a real gas at moderate pressure, the compressibility factor Z is less than 1. What does this indicate?

Correct answer A. Attractive forces between molecules dominate

Explanation

When attractions dominate, the gas is more compressible than an ideal gas, so its PV is less than nRT and Z = PV/nRT falls below 1.

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