RAJASTHAN PMT Rajasthan - PMT Solved Paper-2003

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    Van der Waals equation for gases is \[\left( P+\frac{a}{{{V}^{2}}} \right)\,(V-b)=RT\] The dimensions of constant a are

    A)  \[ML{{\,}^{5}}{{T}^{-2}}\]           

    B)         \[ML{{\,}^{4}}{{T}^{-1}}\]

    C)  \[ML{{\,}^{3}}{{T}^{-1}}\]           

    D)         \[ML{{\,}^{5}}{{T}^{-1}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Van der Waals equation is given by \[\left( P+\frac{a}{{{V}^{2}}} \right)(V-b)=RT\] Dimensions of a = dimensions of P x dimensions of \[{{V}^{2}}\] \[\text{=}\frac{\text{dimensions}\,\text{of}\,\text{force}}{\text{dimensions}\,\text{of}\,\text{area}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ dimensions}\,\text{of}\,{{V}^{2}}\] \[=\frac{ML/{{T}^{2}}}{{{L}^{2}}}\times {{L}^{6}}=M{{L}^{-1}}{{T}^{-2}}\times {{L}^{6}}\] \[=M{{L}^{5}}{{T}^{-2}}\]


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