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In van der Waal's equation of state for a nonideal gas, the term that accounts for intermolecular forces is
ChemistryStates of MatterBITSATBITSAT 2023 (Memory Based Paper 2)
Options:
  • A $(V-b)$
  • B $R T$
  • C $\left(P+\frac{a}{V^2}\right)$
  • D $(R T)^{-1}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\left(P+\frac{a}{V^2}\right)$
$\left(P+\frac{a}{V^2}\right)(V-b)=R T$; Here $\left(P+\frac{a}{V^2}\right)$ represents the intermolecular forces.

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