According to the ideal gas law, a 9.045 mol sample of oxygen gas in a 0.8496 L container at 499.8 K should exert a pressure of 436.6 atm.   What is the percent difference between the pressure calculated using the van der Waals' equation and the ideal pressure?   For O2 gas, a = 1.360 L2atm/mol2 and b = 3.183×10-2 L/mol.

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According to the ideal gas law, a 9.045 mol sample of oxygen gas in a 0.8496 L container at 499.8 K should exert a pressure of 436.6 atm.
 
What is the percent difference between the pressure calculated using the van der Waals' equation and the ideal pressure?
 
For O2 gas, a = 1.360 L2atm/mol2 and b = 3.183×10-2 L/mol.
 
 
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