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In the van der Waals equation, what do the constants 'a' and 'b' represent?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 21 Apr, 2015, 01:10: PM
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The constant 'a' gives the idea of the magnitude of attractive forces between the molecules of the gas and 'b' is the measure of effective volume occupied by the gas molecules in the van der Waals equation. It is also called co-volume or excluded volume.

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