States of Matter - Result Question 60

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60. In the van der Waals’ equation, $\left(p+\dfrac{n^2 a}{V^2}\right)(V-n b)=n R T$ the constant ’ $a$ ’ reflects the actual volume of the gas molecules.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 60. (F)

Solution:

a is the measure of intermolecular force.