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Question: In vander Waal’s equation of state of the gas law, the constant ‘b’ is a measure of :...

In vander Waal’s equation of state of the gas law, the constant ‘b’ is a measure of :

A

Intermolecular collisions per unit volume

B

Intermolecular attractions

C

Volume occupied by the molecules

D

Intermolecular repulsions

Answer

Volume occupied by the molecules

Explanation

Solution

b = 4N × v i.e., total volume occupied by molecules of one mole of gas in motion.