Answer to Question #252079 in General Chemistry for Buzz

Question

Consider a hypothetical gas which has the following Van der Waals constants: a = 0.0 L2 bar mol-2 b = 0.0344 L mol-1 Under conditions of very high pressures, what would you predict about the experimental volume of the gas? (Choose one of the following) A) The volume would be lower than predicted by the Ideal Gas Law B) The volume would be higher than predicted by the Ideal Gas Law C) The volume would be exactly the same as predicted by the Ideal Gas Law

Answer 1

C) The volume would be exactly the same as predicted by the Ideal Gas Law