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How does the behaviour of real gases deviate from that of ideal gas and give two properties of real gases for which van der waal's equation attempts to compensate,stating which term in the equation is responsible for the compensation.

2007-09-03 02:53:04 · 3 answers · asked by Emperor 3 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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The van Der Waals equation is

( P + an^2/V^2 ) ( V - nb) = nRT,

Contrast this with the ideal gas eq'n PV = nRT,

You will note that there is a pressure correction and a volume correction. The an^2/V^2 correction accounts for the intermolecular attractions among the gas molecules and the nb correction accounts for the volume occupied by the gas molecules themselves. This correction is very important especially at low temperatures.

The ideal gas law assumes that the gas molecules have point masses- ie no mass at all. Ideal gas law also uses the volume of the container in calculations but the gases occupy volume as well. However, for quick estimation and under regular conditions, the ideal gas law will give a good answer. In real situations, use Van der Waals for more accurate results. Unfortunately, this requires prior knowledge of the values of a and b - (done separately and experimentally) which are unique to each gas used.

2007-09-08 17:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by Aldo 5 · 0 0

The ideal gas equation is PV = nRT.

This implies linear and inverse relationships between pressure, volume and temperature. It also assumes that the gas particles have no impact on each other.

But under extreme conditions of either very high pressure, or very low temperatures, the gases no longer follow these relationships. Their movements slows enough so that the particles do have some attraction and impact on each other. They deviate from the linear and direct inverse proportions. So the various ideal gas equations (Boyle's, Charles, etc.) cannot be used under those conditons. The Van der Waal equations compensate for the attraction.

2007-09-03 03:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0 0

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2016-12-16 10:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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