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Why do gases behave nonideally at high pressures and low temperatures?
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This is usually the case when the gas molecules are far apart from each other, which happens at low pressures and high temperatures. In mathematical terms, this is represented by the ideal gas law: PV = nRT, where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the Show more…
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