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Meaning of van der Waals equation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A gas law which generalizes the ideal gas law to non-ideal gases, taking into account intermolecular forces and the size of molecules.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of van der Waals equation.
    alt-of

Examples

“(P+a/(V²))(V-b)=RT, where a and b are constants experimentally determined for a particular gas.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

van der Waals equation of state van der Waals force van der Waals gas van der Waals law van der Waals radius van der Waals strain

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