For one mole of a van der Waal's gas when b = 0 and T = 300 K, the pVvs1V plot is shown below. The value of the van der Waal's constant a (atmLmol−2)
A
1
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B
4.5
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C
1.5
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D
3
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Solution
The correct option is C 1.5 Van der Waal's equation of state is given as (p+n2aV2)(V−nb)=nRT Given n=1 and b=0 (p+aV2)V=RT⇒pV=RT−aV This is an equation of straight line between pV and 1V whose slope - a. Slope of the given graph is −a=20.1−21.63−2=−1.5⇒a=1.5