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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

What are the dimensions of a and b in van der waal’s equation?

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17 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of piyush garg
17 Years ago

vander wall equation is (p+an^2/V^2)(v-nb)=nrt

according to dimensional analysis an^2 has same dimensions as that of pv^2

hence dimensions of a=Ml^2T^-2

dimension of b is same as volume

b=(L^3)