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van der Waals equation and its constants
JEE Main level
Numerical answer
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At
300
K
and
200
atm
a gas has
Z
=
1.125
. Assuming the high-pressure form
Z
=
1
+
RT
P
b
and
R
=
0.0821
L
atm
K
−
1
mo
l
−
1
, the value of
b
in
mL
mo
l
−
1
(one decimal) is
Numerical answer type, answer in mL/mol, tolerance 0.2.
Answer: 15.4 mL/mol
b
=
P
(
Z
−
1
)
RT
=
200
0.125
×
24.63
=
200
3.0788
=
0.01539
L
mo
l
−
1
=
15.39
mL
mo
l
−
1
, i.e.
15.4
mL
mo
l
−
1
.
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