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Why do gases act more ideal at
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Answer:

Gases act more ideal at lower pressure beacuse the attractive forces between molecules will decrease or become less significant compared to the empty space between them.

Step-by-step explanation:

Generally, a gas behaves more like an ideal gas at higher temperature and lower pressure as the potential energy due to intermolecular forces becomes less significant compared with the particles "kinetic energy" and the size of the molecules become less significant compared to the empty space between them.

Attractive forces between molecules, decrease the pressure of a reak gas, slowing the molecules and reducing collisions with the walls.The higher the value of a gas, the greater the attraction between molecules and the more easily the gas will compress.

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