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GASEOUS STATE – SHEET: 8
Vander Waal’s equation and its limitations
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 n2 a 
1. In the Vander Waals equation  P  2  (V  nb)  nRT the constant "a" reflects the actual volume of the gas
 V 
molecules. (True/False)

2. Using van der Waals' equation, calculate the constant, 'a' when two mole of gas confined in a four liter flask
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exerts a pressure of 11.0 atmospheres at a temperature of 300 K. The value of 'b' is 0.05 lit. mol

3. (a) Calculate the pressure exerted by 5 mole of CO2 in one liter vessel at 47° C using Vander Waals'
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equation. Also report the pressure of gas if it behaves ideally in nature. Given that a= 3.59 atm liter mol ,
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b = 0.0427 liter mol
(b) If volume occupied by CO2 molecules is negligible, then calculate the pressure exerted by one mole of
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CO2 gas at 273 K. a =3.592 dm atm mol

4. The compression factor (compressibility factor) for 1 mole of a Vander Waals' gas at 0°C and 100 atmosphere
pressure is found to be 0.5. Assuming that the volume of gas molecule is negligible, calculate the Vander
Waals'. constant a.

5. The density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm3. Estimate the b value.

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6. Calculate the pressure exerted by 22 g of carbon dioxide in 0.5 dm at 298.15 K using:
(a) the ideal gas law and (b) vander waals equation. Given:
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[a = 363.76 kPa dm mol and b = 42.67 cm mol–1]
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7. Calculate the pressure of 15 mol neon at 30 C in a 12 lit container using
(i) the ideal gas equation (ii) the vandar waals equation
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[a = 0.2107 atm lit mol , b = 0.0171 lit mol ]

8. Calculate the compressibility factor for CO2, if one mole of it occupies 0.4 litre at 300 k and 40 atm. Comment
on the result.
(A) 0.40, CO2 is more compressible than ideal gas (B) 0.65, CO2 is more compressible than ideal gas
(C) 0.55, CO2 is more compressible than ideal gas (D) 0.62, CO2 is more compressible than ideal gas
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9. The values of Vander Waals constant "a" for the gases O2, N2, NH3 & CH4 are 1.36, 1.39, 4.17, 2.253 I atm
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mole respectively. The gas which can most easily be liquefied is:
(A) O2 (B) N2 (C) NH3 (D) CH4

10. The term that corrects for the attractive forces present in a real gas in the van der Waals equation is
2 2 2 2
(A) nb (B) an / V (C) - an / V (D) -nb

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11. For one mole of a van der Waals gas when b = 0 and T = 300K the PV vs 1/V
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plot is shown below. The value of the van der Waals constant a (atm lit mol ) is

(A) 1 (B) 4.5 (C) 1.5 (D) 3

12. For three different gases values of vander Waal’s constant ‘a’ and ‘b’ are given. What is the correct order of
liquefaction of gases :
Gases a b
X2 1.3 0.090
Y2 4.1 0.023
Z2 2.,2 0.075
(A) X2 > Y2 > Z2 (B) Y2 > Z2 > X2 (C) Z2 > Y2 > X2 (D) X2 > Z2 > Y2
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13. What is not true about the vander waal constant ‘b’ among the statements given below ?
I. It is called excluded volume II. It accounts for the interparticle forces
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III. Its units are mol dm IV. Its value depends on molecular size
(A) I, II (B) II, IV (C) II, III (D) I, IV
14. For non-zero value of force of attraction between gas molecules gas equation will be
n2 a nRT
(A) PV = nRT – (B) PV = nRT + nbP (C) PV = nRT (D) P =
V V b

15. Out of the following gases, which one has least value of Vander Waals constant ‘a’
(A) CO2 (B) NH3 (C) CH4 (D) H2

16. The value of Vander Waals constant ‘a’ is maximum for

(A) Helium (B) nitrogen (C) CH4 (D) NH3

17. Select the incorrect statement for a gas described by van der Waals equation
(A) behaves similar to an ideal gas in the limit of large molar volumes
(B) behaves similar to an ideal gas in the limit of large pressures
(C) is characterized by van der Waals coefficients that are dependent on identity of the gas but independent of
the temperature
(D) has the pressure that is lower than the pressure exerted by the same gas behaving ideally

18. A flask filled with CCl4 vapour was weighed at a temperature and pressure. The flask was then filled with
oxygen at the same temperature and pressure. The mass of CCl4 vapour would be about
(a) the same as that of the oxygen (b) one-fifth as heavy as oxygen
(c) five times as heavy as oxygen (d) twice as heavy as oxygen.

19. Helium atom is two times heavier than a hydrogen molecule. At 298 K, the average kinetic energy of a Helium
atom is
(a) two times that of hydrogen molecule (b) same as that of a hydrogen molecule
(c) four times that of a hydrogen molecule (d) half that of a hydrogen molecule

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20. Consider the equation Z  . Which of the following statements is correct?
RT
(a) When Z  1, real gases are easier to compress than the ideal gas.
(b) When Z = 1, real gases get compressed easily.
(c) When Z  1, real gases are difficult to compress.
(d) When Z = 1, real gases are difficult to compress.
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ANSWER KEY SHEET: 8
LEVEL – 1
1. False
2. 6.64 atm L2mol2
3. (a) 77.218 atm, 131.36 atm (b) 34.88 atm
4. 1.253 litre2mol2atm
3
5. 58.997 cm
3
6. 2.479 × 10 kPa, (b) 2225.55 kPa
7. (i) 31.1 atm, (ii) 31.4 atm
8. B
9. C
10. B
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11. C
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. D
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. B
20. C
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