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The term that corrects for the attractive forces present in a real gas in the van der Waals’ equation is a. nb b. n2a / V2 c. – (n2a / V2) d. – nb

The term that corrects for the attractive forces present in a real gas in the van der Waals’ equation is
a. nb
b. n2a / V2
c. – (n2a / V2)
d. – nb

Grade:11

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Navjyot Kalra
askIITians Faculty 654 Points
9 years ago
Sol. In the van der Waals’ equation : (p + (n^2 a)/V^2 ) (V - nb) = nRT The additional factor in pressure, ie, (n^2 a)/V^2 corrects for intermolecular force while ‘b’ corrects for molecular volume.

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