NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3rg046
The second virial coefficient B of a gas is negative at low temperature and positive at high temperature. The temperature at which B=0 is the
Acritical temperature
Binversion temperature
CBoyle temperature
Dtriple point
Answer: C
A negative B means attractions dominate (Z below 1); a positive B means repulsions dominate. The crossover, where B=0 and the gas is nearly ideal over a range of low pressures, is the Boyle temperature.