Asked in Premeth Test 10 — GasesModerate

Vander Waal's equation for CH4 at low pressure is:

Correct answer: A. P(Vm −b)=RT

  • A. P(Vm −b)=RT
  • B. (P+a/V2m)Vm =RT
  • C. PVm=RTP
  • D. (P−b)(Vm −a/V2m)=RT

Explanation

The Van der Waals equation simplifies by dropping the pressure correction term but keeping the volume correction term, which means:Pressure behaves ideally (no correction needed).Volume available for the gas is reduced by the molecular volume bThis reflects that the gas behaves almost ideally, except that the effective volume is slightly less due to the space occupied by the methane molecules.

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