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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 5. States of Matter

The term that corrects for the attractive forces present in a real gas in the van der Waals' equation is

  1. A \(n b\)
  2. B \(n^2 a / V^2\)
  3. C \(-\left(n^2 a / V^2\right)\)
  4. D \(-n b\)
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(B) \(n^2 a / V^2\)

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In the van der Waals' equation
\(\left(p+\frac{n^2 a}{V^2}\right)(V-n b)=n R T\)
The pressure correction factor \(\left(n^2 a / V^2\right)\) accounts for intermolecular attraction in real gas.
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