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Interpretation:
The pressure of the gas calculated using the ideal gas equation and the van der Waals equation has to be explained.
Concept introduction:
Ideal gas is the most usually used form of the ideal gas equation, which describes the relationship among the four variables
Van der Waals equation:
We find the pressure by first solving algebraically for
Answer to Problem 10PPB
(a)
The pressure of the gas calculated using the ideal gas equation is
(b)
The pressure of the gas calculated using the van der Waals equation is
Explanation of Solution
(a)
To determine: The pressure of the gas calculated using the ideal gas equation
The pressure of the gas calculated using the ideal gas equation is calculated below
Given,
Where
The pressure of the gas calculated using the ideal gas equation is
(b)
To determine: The pressure of the gas calculated using the van der Waals equation
The pressure of the gas calculated using the van der Waals equation is calculated below
Given,
Where
Evaluating the correction terms in the van der Waals equation, we get
The pressure of the gas calculated using the van der Waals equation is
The pressure of the gas calculated using the ideal gas equation and the van der Waals equation was explained.
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