Liquefaction of gases requires increasing pressure and/or decreasing temperature to bring molecules closer and reduce their kinetic energy.
Gases can be liquefied by
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2020 · Topic: Heat and Thermodynamics (Liquefaction of Gases)
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Answer: B. applying pressure and reducing temperat‐ ure.
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