In van der Waals equation of state for a real gas, the term that accounts for the intermolecular forces is:

V_{m} - b

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P + \frac{a}{V_{m}^{2}}

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R T

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\frac{1}{R T}

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The correct option is C $P + \frac{a}{V_{m}^{2}}$
In van der Waals equation of state for a real gas, the term that accounts for the intermolecular forces is $P + \frac{a}{V_{m}^{2}}$ . It is the pressure correction term.

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