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GATE 2019 CY – Question 18

Physical Chemistry · Phase Equilibria: Phase rule. Clausius- Clapeyron equation. Phase diagram of one component system: CO2, H2O, S; two component systems: liquid-vapor, liquid-liquid and solid-liquid systems. Fractional distillation. Azeotropes and Eutectics. · 1 mark · Multiple choice

For the illustrated CO₂ phase diagram, which equilibrium statement is INCORRECT?

Diagram for GATE 2019 CY question 18
  1. At 200 K, increasing pressure from 1 to 50 atm condenses gas to liquid.
  2. Liquid cannot be obtained from gaseous CO₂ below 5.11 atm.
  3. Liquid and gas coexist at 298.15 K and 67 atm.
  4. Increasing pressure raises the melting temperature of solid CO₂.

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Correct answer: (A) At 200 K, increasing pressure from 1 to 50 atm condenses gas to liquid.

Explanation

200 K is below the 216.8 K triple-point temperature. On compression at that temperature, gas becomes solid rather than equilibrium liquid, so A is false. The plotted coexistence curve and positively sloped solid–liquid boundary support the remaining statements.

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