van der Waals equation

equation of state that generalizes the ideal gas law
Thing Gas Law Q254329

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6 properties
Instance of
gas law
Defining formula
\left(p + \frac{a'}{v^2}\right)\left(v-b'\right) = kT, \left( p +\frac{a}{{V_\text{m}}^2} \right) \left( V_\text{m} -b \right) = RT
In defining formula
T, p, V_\text{m}, R, k
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OpenAlex ID
C187510041
Elhuyar ZTH ID
031838
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
4bv2cE, 29EGPZ
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
455085, 169697
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/van-der-Waals-equation
Freebase ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1898704
Krugosvet article (archived)
fizika/van-der-vaalsa-uravnenie
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
187510041
PSH ID
3285
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van der Waals equation is a gas law[1].

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Johannes Diderik van der Waals
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Instance of → gas law
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