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Which statements correctly describe the Joule-Thomson effect for a real gas?

  1. AIt is an isenthalpic process
  2. BFor an ideal gas the Joule-Thomson coefficient is zero
  3. CA positive Joule-Thomson coefficient means the gas cools on expansion
  4. DThe inversion temperature of a van der Waals gas is

Answer: A, B, C

Throttling through a porous plug is carried out at constant enthalpy (A true). An ideal gas has no intermolecular forces, so its temperature does not change and (B true). ; since pressure falls on expansion, a positive coefficient means falls (C true). The inversion temperature is , not (D false).
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