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The compressibility factor for a definite amount of a Van der Waals' gas at 0C and 100 atm is found to be 0.5. Assuming the volume of gas molecules negligible, the Van der Waals' constant 'a' for a gas is:

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Important Questions on States of Matter

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Which of the following represents Van der Waals equation for n moles of the gas?
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The maximum deviation from ideal gas behaviour among the following is expected from
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Suppose that, 300 gm of C2H6(g) is confined in a 5 L container at 27oC. Calculate the pressure exerted by ethane from van der Waals equation of state?
a=5.0d m6 atm mol-2, b=0.09 dm3 mol-1
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The unit of the van der Waals gas equation parameter 'a' in P+an2V2(V-nb)=nRT is:

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At a given temperature T, gases Ne, Ar, Xe and Kr are found to deviate from ideal gas behaviour. Their equation of state is given as p=RTV-b at T. Here, b is the van der Waals constant. Which gas will exhibit steepest increase in the plot of Z (compression factor) vs p?
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Which equation will explain the nature of PV versus P curve for CO2 gas at moderately low pressure?
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The van der Waals constant 'a' is the measure of intermolecular force of attraction in a gas. The correct decreasing order of 'a' for the given set of molecules is
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In thermodynamics, the P-V work done is given by w=-dVPext. For a system undergoing a particular process, the work done is,

w=-dVRTV-b-aV2. This equation is applicable to a

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Consider the following table:
Gas  a/k Pa dm6mol-1 b/dm3mol-1
A 642.32 0.05196
B 155.21 0.04136
C 431.91 0.05196
D 155.21 0.4382

a  and b are vander Waals constants. The correct statement about the gases is:
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At low pressure, the Van der Waals equation is reduced to:
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Which among the following statements is/are incorrect regarding real gases?
(i) Their compressibility factor is never equal to unity (Z1).
(ii) The deviations from ideal behavior are less at low pressures and high temperatures.
(iii) Intermolecular forces among gas molecules are equal to zero.
(iv) The obey Van der Waals equation, PV=nRT.
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Van der Waal's equation for a gas is stated as,

P=nRTV-nb-anV2.

This equation reduces to the perfect gas equation, P=nRTV When,
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Which of the following options correctly represents the relations of compressibility factor (z) and van der Waals equation for 1 mole of gas at low pressure?
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For a van der Waals' gas, the term abV2 represents some

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One mole of a monoatomic real gas satisfied the equation pV-b=RT where b is a constant. The relationship of interatomic potential V(r) and interatomic distance r for the gas is given by
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When does a gas deviate the most from its ideal behavior?
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A gas such as carbon monoxide would be most likely to obey the ideal gas law at:
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Four gases P, Q, R and S have almost same values of b but their a values (a & b are van der Waal s' constant) are in the order Q<R<S<P. At a particular temperature, among the four gases, the most easily liquifiable one is
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At very high pressures, the compressibility factor of one mole of a gas is given by:
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The correction factor 'a' to the ideal gas equation corresponds to which of the following?