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Van der Waals Equation
7. Gases / Van der Waals Equation / Problem 5

For 1-mol sample of gas in a 1-L container, the graph for the change in pressure as the temperature increases is shown below. The four plots represent an ideal gas and three real gases: sulfur dioxide (SO2), argon (Ar), and ammonia (NH3).

Graph showing pressure vs temperature for ideal gas and three real gases: SO2, Ar, NH3.

Given the van der Waals constants below, assign the gases (SO2, Ar, NH3) to their corresponding plots (A, B, C).

Table of van der Waals constants for various gas molecules including SO2, Ar, and NH3.

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