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Real gases deviate most from ideal behaviour under the conditions of

  1. Alow pressure and high temperature
  2. Bhigh pressure and low temperature
  3. Clow pressure and low temperature
  4. Dhigh pressure and high temperature

Answer: B

At high pressure the molecules are close, so both their finite volume and their mutual attraction matter. At low temperature the kinetic energy is small compared with the attractive potential energy. Both effects are largest for high pressure and low temperature.
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