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Van der Waals equation of state P + a(n/V) 2 = nRT/(V-nb) P = pressure V = volume T = absolute temperature R = ideal gas constant n = number of moles of gas a = attraction between individual gas particles b = average volume of individual gas particles

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Van der Waals equation of state

P + a(n/V)2 = nRT/(V-nb) P = pressure V = volume T = absolute temperature R = ideal gas constant n = number of moles of gas a = attraction between individual gas particles b = average volume of individual gas particles

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