The diagram below shows some isotherms of water. (a) Estimate values for the critical constants and the van der Waals constants a and b for this gas. (b) Using the information from part (a), estimate the radius of a water molecule. Compare to the value of 1.37 A obtained from interpolation of ionic radii (Y. Zhang and Z. Xu, American Mineralogist 80 (1995) 670-675). XX

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The diagram below shows some isotherms of water.
(a) S
Estimate values for the critical constants and the van der Waals constants
a and b for this gas.
(b)
Using the information from part (a), estimate the radius of a water
molecule. Compare to the value of 1.37 A obtained from interpolation of ionic radii (Y.
Zhang and Z. Xu, American Mineralogist 80 (1995) 670-675).
PIMPa
C
8
15-
10-
M
50
400°C
374°C
350°C
300°C
425°C
450°C
275°C
100
150 200
250 300 350
Vicm mole
400
500
Transcribed Image Text:The diagram below shows some isotherms of water. (a) S Estimate values for the critical constants and the van der Waals constants a and b for this gas. (b) Using the information from part (a), estimate the radius of a water molecule. Compare to the value of 1.37 A obtained from interpolation of ionic radii (Y. Zhang and Z. Xu, American Mineralogist 80 (1995) 670-675). PIMPa C 8 15- 10- M 50 400°C 374°C 350°C 300°C 425°C 450°C 275°C 100 150 200 250 300 350 Vicm mole 400 500
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