NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistryStates of MatterPractice
At low pressure, the van der Waals' equation is reduced to
Options
- AZ   =   PV m RT   =   1 − aP RT
- BZ   =   PV m RT   =   1   +   bP RT
- CPV m   =   RT
- DZ   =   PV m RT   =   1 − a V m RT
Correct answer
D. Z   =   PV m RT   =   1 − a V m RT
Step-by-step solution
Van der Waals' equation (at low pressure), P + a V 2 V − b = RT at low pressure V m will be high ∴   b can be neglected P + a V m 2 V m = RT PV m = RT − a V m ∴ Z = PV m RT = 1 − a V m RT