document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1098066>Question 1098066</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Van der Waals equation can be given by the following modification of the Ideal Gas Law equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (P+an^2/V^2)(V&#8722;bn)=nRT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve this equation for a, the measure of attractive force between two particles. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " (P+an^2/V^2)(V - bn) = nRT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve this equation for a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an^2/V^2 = -P + nRT/(V - bn)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an^2 = V^2*(-P + nRT/(V - bn))<BR>\n" );
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