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Homework

3.
Write formula (9) as

\begin{displaymath}
A = A_{\text{ideal}} -NkT\ln \left(1-\frac{N b}{V}\right) -
 \frac{N^2a}{V}
 \end{displaymath}

From this equation calculate the difference between the entropy of van der Waals gas and ideal gas. What is the energy of van der Waals gas? Explain the result.


© 1997 Boris Veytsman and Michael Kotelyanskii
Thu Sep 18 22:50:29 EDT 1997