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Using Vander Waals equation, calculate the constant "a" when 2 moles of a gas confined in a 4 litre flask exert a pressure of 11.0 atm at a temperature of 300K. The value of "b" is 0.05 litre mol1

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4.25
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6.96
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7.26
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is B 6.96
(p+n2av2)(vnb)=nRT

v=42p=11atmT=300k

b=0.05l/moln=2

(11+22a42)(42×0.05)=2×0.082×300

a=6.96atml2mol2

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