For a van der Waals gas, z = V m /(V m b) a/RTV m

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For a van der Waals gas, z = Vm/(Vm − b) − a/RTVm. Expand the first term of this expression in a Taylor series in the limit Vm >> b to obtain z ≈ 1 + (b − a/RT)(1/Vm).

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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