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The van der Waals Equation of State and the Law of Corresponding States: A Spreadsheet Experiment

H. M. Schaink and P. Venema

Food Physics Laboratory, Wageningen University, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands

J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (12), p 2030

DOI: 10.1021/ed084p2030

Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2007

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Presents a spreadsheet experiment that can be used to illustrate various aspects of the van der Waals equation of state.

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Physical Chemistry

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