Real Gases

Question 1

What eventually happens in a real gas that doesn’t occur in an ideal gas?

Answer 1

Real gases condense and form droplets due to intermolecular interactions

Question 2

What is the real gas equation (van der Waals equation)?

Answer 2

p = (nRT / V -nb) - a(n/V)^2

Question 3

What is b related to in van der Waals equation?

Answer 3

The excluded volume per mole

Question 4

What is a related to in the vdW equation?

Answer 4

The measure of intermolecular interaction strength
(kPa L^2 per mol^2)

Question 5

What is the Critical Point of a gas?

Answer 5

Conditions of temperature and pressure at which the gas and liquid states coexist