(P + /)(V - nb) = nRT. For 1 mole: (P + a/)(V - b) = RT. 'a' = intermolecular attraction correction (units: .atm/). Higher a = stronger attraction = easier liquefaction = larger deviation from ideality at moderate pressures. 'b' = excluded volume correction (units: L/mol). b = 4 x actual molecular volume per mole. Higher b = larger molecules. Compressibility factor Z = . Ideal gas: Z = 1 at all conditions. Real gas: Z < 1 at moderate P (attraction dominates, gas more compressible). Z > 1 at very high P (volume exclusion dominates, gas less compressible). Z = 1 at Boyle temperature = .
Part of JPC-10 — Surface Chemistry & States of Matter
van der Waals Equation
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