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The temperature to which a gas must be cooled before it can be liquefied by pressure alone is called its

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Critical temperature
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Saturation point
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Boiling point
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Freezing point
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Solution

The correct option is A Critical temperature
Answer: A
In this P-V curve the isotherm having Tc is that critical temperature and corresponding to that there is critical pressure Pc .

Critical temperature is the temperature of a gas in its critical state, above which it cannot be liquefied by pressure alone.
Critical pressure is the pressure of a gas or vapour in its critical state.

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