Deriving the coefficients a and b in the Van der Waalls Equation of State

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Start date Nov 9, 2004
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The discussion focuses on the difficulty of deriving the coefficients a and b in the Van der Waals equation of state. The original poster has consulted textbooks and classmates without success in finding a clear method for the derivation. Participants are encouraged to provide guidance or resources that could assist in understanding the derivation process. Links to relevant Wikipedia and educational resources are shared for further exploration. The conversation highlights a common challenge in grasping the mathematical foundations of thermodynamic equations.

Nov 9, 2004

Fritz

I've looked in my textbook and asked my fellow classmates, but I have had no luck in figuring out how to derive these coefficients.

Can anyone tell me how I would go about doing this?

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Nov 10, 2004

Fritz

Doesn't anyone know?

Nov 10, 2004

da_willem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waals_equation
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~vawter/PhysicsNet/Topics/Thermal/vdWaalEquatOfState.html

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