The virial equation of state may also be written as an expansion in terms of pressure: Z = 1 + B'p + ... The critical constants for water, H2O, are 218.3 atm. 55.3 cm3 mol-1 and 647.4 K. Assuming that the expansion may be truncated after the second term, calculate the value of the second virial coefficientB' at the critical temperature.

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The virial equation of state may also be written as an expansion in terms of pressure: Z = 1 + B'p + ... The critical constants for water, H2O, are 218.3 atm. 55.3 cm3 mol-1 and 647.4 K. Assuming that the expansion may be truncated after the second term, calculate the value of the second virial coefficient
B' at the critical temperature.

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