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Van Der Waals Equation

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Van Der Waals Equation

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VAN DER WAALS EQUATION

ASSIGNMENT - 24
1. Which of the following are correct statements :
(A) vander waals constant 'a' is a measure of attractive force
(B) vander waals constant 'b' is also called co-volume or excluded volume
(C) 'b' is expressed in L mol–1
(D) 'a' is expressed in atm L2 mol–2
2. If a real gas following equation P(V – nb) = nRT, at low pressure then find the intercept and slope of
d
graph between v/s P are respectively :
p

MR M(RT)2 M Mb Mb M RT b
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
T b RT (RT)2 RT (RT)2 M M(RT)2
3. A real gas obeying Vander Waals equation will resemble ideal gas, if the :
(A) constants a & b are small (B) a is large & b is small
(C) a is small & b is large (D) constant a & b are large
4. The vander waals constants for gases A,B and C are as follows :
Gas a/dm6 kPa mol–2 b/dm3 mol–1
A 405.3 0.027
B 1215.9 0.030
C 607.95 0.032
Which gas has (i) the highest critical temperature , (ii) the largest molecular volume, and (iii) most
ideal behaviour around STP?
5. For the non-zero values of force of attraction between gas molecules, gas equation will be :

n2a nRT
(A) PV = nRT – (B) PV = nRT + nbP (C) PV = nRT (D) P =
V Vb
6. Calculate the pressure exerted by 22 g of carbon dioxide in 0.5 dm3 at 298. 15 K using :
(a) the ideal gas law and (b) vander waals equation. Given :
6 –2
[a = 363.76 kPa dm mol and b = 42.67 cm3 mol–1]
7. Molar volume of He at 10.1325 MPa and 273 K is 0.011075 times its molar volume at 101.325 kPa.
Calculate radius of He atom assuming negligible 'a'.
8. To an evacuated 504.2 mL steel container is added 25 g CaCO3 and the temperature is raised to
1500 K causing a complete decomposition of the salt. If the density of CaO formed is 3.3 g/cc, find
the accurate pressure developed in the container using the Van der waals equation of state. The
L2  atm L
van der waals constants for CO2(g) are a = 4 , b = 0.04 . (Ca - 40, C - 12, O - 16)
mol2 mol

ANSWER KEYS

1. (A,B) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (i) B (ii) C (iii) A 5. (A)


3
6. (a) 2.479 × 10 kPa (b) 2225.55 kPa 7. 134 pm 8. 61.83 atm

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