CHAPTER

Gases
 5.8
DEVIATIONS FROM IDEAL
BEHAVIOR
 The measured pressure for a real
gas is less than the ideal pressure

The measured volume of a real gas

is larger than the ideal volume

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Real Gases (van der Waals Equation)

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[ Pobs a (n / V ) ] V nb nRT

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Where Pmeasured is the experimentally measured
pressure of the gas and Vmeasured is the volume of
the gas container
 The measured pressure for a
real gas is less than the ideal
pressure due to intermolecular
attractive forces

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Effect of intermolecular forces on
the pressure exerted by a gas.

The intermolecular forces

softens the impact of the
collision on the walls of the
container.

Pressure of the real gas is less

than the pressure of the ideal gas
 There is a decrease in the available
space in the gas container due to the
space occupied by the gas molecules

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 Deviations from Ideal Behavior

Repulsive Forces
1 mole of ideal gas
PV = nRT
PV = 1.0
n=
RT Attractive Forces