At high gas densities, the van der Waals equation modifies the ideal-
where a and b are constants that depend on the particular gas. For nitrogen (N2), a = 0.14 Pa m6/mol2 and b = 3.91 × 10−5 m3/mol. For 1.000 mol of N2 at 10.00 atm pressure, confined to a volume of 2.000 L. find the temperatures predicted (a) by the ideal-gas law and (b) by the van der Waals equation.
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