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Results. Nobel Physics Prize 1910: Johannes Diderik van der Waals Equation of State for Gases and Liquids. Johannes D. Van der Waals (1837-1923). Led to a better representation of gases than the Ideal Gas Law.
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Results Nobel Physics Prize 1910: Johannes Diderik van der WaalsEquation of State for Gases and Liquids Johannes D. Van der Waals (1837-1923) Led to a better representation of gases than the Ideal Gas Law Was one of the first to postulate the existence of intermolecular forces. “a” and “b” are positive constants determined by each gases intermolecular forces. They are unique for each gas. Allowed Sir James Dewar and Heike KamerlinghOnnes to determine the necessary data for the liquefaction of hydrogen and helium Modification of the Ideal gas Law that corrects for non-zero gas volume and intermolecular forces.