I'm using Kaplan and EK and I feel the stuff where they talk about real gases throws me off. In kaplan, i've read that as pressure increases, a gas becomes less ideal. then why is it that in EK 1001 General Chem, question 210, as the temperature of a container is decreased at constant temperature, the gas inside begins to behave less ideally. compared to the pressure predicted by the ideal gas law the actual pressure is most likely to be....
the answer says) B-lower, due to the intermolecular attractions among gas molecules.
shouldn't it be higher, if it behaves less ideally i'm assuming the pressure would increase and you're decreasing the volume of a container so wouldn't it intuitively make sense for the pressure to increase?
any help appreciated!
the answer says) B-lower, due to the intermolecular attractions among gas molecules.
shouldn't it be higher, if it behaves less ideally i'm assuming the pressure would increase and you're decreasing the volume of a container so wouldn't it intuitively make sense for the pressure to increase?
any help appreciated!