van der Waals equation en · PROPN
Etymology
Named after Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals.
Meanings
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A gas law which generalizes the ideal gas law to non-ideal gases, taking into account intermolecular forces and the size of molecules.
(P+a/(V²))(V-b)=RT, where a and b are constants experimentally determined for a particular gas.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the van der Waals equation | canonical | lexicographic | |
| Van der Waals equation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| van der Waals equation of state | alternative | lexicographic |