Q. When real gases approach ideal behavior, the van der Waals constants a and b approach:

जब वास्तविक गैसें आदर्श व्यवहार के करीब पहुंचती हैं, तो वैन डेर वाल्स स्थिरांक ए और बी दृष्टिकोण अपनाते हैं:

A
a→0, b→0
B
a→∞, b→0
C
a→0, b→∞
D
a→∞, b→∞

Explanation

When real gases approach ideal behavior, both van der Waals constants approach zero.

Physical meaning:

  • Constant 'a': Measures intermolecular attractive forces
    • a → 0 means no intermolecular attractions
    • Gas behaves as if molecules don't interact
  • Constant 'b': Measures excluded volume (molecular size)
    • b → 0 means molecules occupy negligible volume
    • Gas behaves as point particles

Van der Waals equation: (P + a/V²)(V - b) = nRT

When a→0, b→0:

  • Equation becomes: P × V = nRT
  • This is the ideal gas law!

Conditions favoring ideal behavior:

  • High temperature (reduces effect of 'a')
  • Low pressure (reduces effect of 'b')

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