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The compressibility factor 
is lower for 
and 
gases than that of 
gas, because
A
van der Waals constants 'a' of 
and 
are greater than that of 
and are greater than that of B
van der Waals constants 'a' of 
and 
are less than that of 
and are less than that of C
'a' 
a' 
but 'a' 
'a' 
a' but 'a' 'a' D
'a' 
'a' 
but 'a' 
'a' 
'a' but 'a' 'a'
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A
The compressibility factor is lower for 
and 
gases than that of 
gas because vander waals constant 'a' of 
and 
are greater than that of 
.
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