Question

In van der Waals equation of state for a non-ideal gas , the term that accounts for intermolecular forces is
A. `V-b`
B. `RT`
C. `p+(a)/(V^(2))`
D. `(RT)^(-1)`

Answer 1

`(P+(an^(2))/(V^(2)))(V-nb)=nRT`
The above equation is called van der Waals equation, `[p+a//V^(2)]` represents the pressure correction, where `a` is constant.