A sample of argon gas is compressed from 1.0 atm to 100 atm at 300 K

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Problem

A sample of argon gas is compressed from 1.0 atm to 100 atm at 300 K. Describe which assumption of the ideal-gas model is primarily responsible for any deviation from ideal behavior at the higher pressure and explain why that assumption fails under these conditions.

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