Given the van der Waals constants for ethane gas as a = 5.562L2bar/mol2, b = 0.06380L/mol, for 10.0 mol of ethane at 300 K and under 30 bar i.Calculate the second virial coefficient B at this temperature. ii.What does this imply about the nature of the interactions between the molecules at this temperature? iii.Calculate the compression factor (Z) from the first two terms of the virial equation of state. iv. Estimate the molar volume from Z.

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Given the van der Waals constants for ethane gas as a = 5.562L2bar/mol2, b = 0.06380L/mol, for 10.0 mol of ethane at 300 K and under 30 bar
i.Calculate
the second virial coefficient B at this temperature.
ii.What does this imply about the nature of the interactions between the
molecules at this temperature?
iii.Calculate the compression factor (Z)
from the first two terms of the virial
equation of state.
iv.
Estimate
the molar
volume from Z.
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