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MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEIChO (Chemistry Olympiad)Physical ChemistryGaseous stateVan der Waals equation

For one mole of a vander Waals’ gas when b = 0 and T = 300 K, the PV vs. 1/V plot is shown below. The value of the van der Waals’ constant a (atm L mol–2)

A.1.0
B.4.5
C.1.5✓ Correct
D.3.0
Explanation

The Vander waals equation can be written as- 2 2 ( / )( ) P n a V V nb nRT 2 2 2 1 2 1 ( / )( ) , 0 / / / / 1.5 20.1 21.6 3 2 P n a V V nb nRT given b PV a V RT PV RT a V Slope y y x x

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