Directions:
The following items consist of two statements one labeled as the ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as Reason(R)’ You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these items using the codes given below
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Assertion (A): The deviation of a gas from ideal gas behaviour is least in the vicinity of the critical
Point
Reason (R): The compressibility factor for all gases is approximately the same at the same reduced
pressure and temperature