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Offline AlbertoA

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Van der Waals equation
« on: November 05, 2011, 09:31:09 PM »
I once had a test who asked what is the boling point of nitrogen,the only data provided wehere the a and b constants of the van der waals equation.
how can it be calculated?

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Re: Van der Waals equation
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2011, 03:45:35 PM »
at what pressure did they want to know the boiling point? You have to have been given that info (b.p. is dependent on pressure)

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Re: Van der Waals equation
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2011, 06:44:00 PM »
at what pressure did they want to know the boiling point? You have to have been given that info (b.p. is dependent on pressure)
I don't remember, but if we asume 1 atm?

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