Answer to Question #255659 in Physical Chemistry for Alish

Question

Derive the expression for volume correction as suggested by van der Waals to modify the ideal gas equation

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.