van der Waals equation (văn
dər wôlz
, wälz
)
n.An equation of state that relates the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas taking into account the finite size of molecules, and their intermolecular attraction, having the form
RT = (
P + av-
2)(
v - b), where
R is the gas constant,
T is the absolute temperature,
P is the pressure,
v is the volume, and
a and
b are constants.
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van der waals equation [After Johannes Diderik
van der Waals (1837-1923), Dutch physicist.]
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