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In van der Waal's equation of state of the gas law, the constant ‘b’ is a measure of
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Options:
  • A intermolecular attraction
  • B intermolecular repulsions
  • C intermolecular collision per unit volume
  • D volume occupied by the molecules
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The correct answer is: volume occupied by the molecules
Van der Waal's equation for one mol of a gas is given as
P+aV2V-b=RT
Where b is volume correction. It arises due to finite size of gaseous molecules.The constant ‘b’ is a measure of volume occupied by the molecules. It is actually four times of molar volume of gas molecule.

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