Answer to Question #217625 in Physical Chemistry for Pearl

Question

Explain the derivation of real gas using vanderwaal's explanation ( mathematically)

Answer 1

Van der Waals equation is also known as Van der Waals equation of state for real gases which do not follow ideal gas law. According to ideal gas law, PV = nRT where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, T is the temperature and R is the universal gas constant.