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The term that corrects for the attractive forces present in a real gas in the van der Waals' equation is
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$n^2 a / V^2$
$n^2 a / V^2$
In the van der Waals' equation
$$
\left(p+\frac{n^2 a}{V^2}\right)(V-n b)=n R T
$$
The pressure correction factor $\left(n^2 a / V^2\right)$ accounts for intermolecular attraction in real gas.
$$
\left(p+\frac{n^2 a}{V^2}\right)(V-n b)=n R T
$$
The pressure correction factor $\left(n^2 a / V^2\right)$ accounts for intermolecular attraction in real gas.
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