The isotherm representing the critical temperature is tangent to and has an inflection point at the critical point. Mathematically speaking this means that the first and second partial derivatives of pressure with respect to volume at constant temperature are both equal to zero. Evaluate the parameters “a” and “b” for the van der Waals equation of state in terms of the critical properties.

Given that the isotherm is tangent to the critical point an it also has an inflection point there.…

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The isotherm representing the critical temperature is tangent to and has an inflection point at the critical point. Mathematically speaking this means that the first and second partial derivatives of pressure with respect to volume at constant temperature are both equal to zero. Evaluate the parameters “a” and “b” for the van der Waals equation of state in terms of the critical properties.

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