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Chapter 18, Problem 74P
A real gas is more accurately described using the van der Waals equation: [p + a(n/V)2](V − nb) = nRT, where a and b are constants. Find an expression, corresponding to Equation 18.4, for the work done by a van der Waals gas undergoing an isothermal expansion from V1 to V2.
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