According to the ideal gas law, a 9.776 mol sample of xenon gas in a 0.8177...

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According to the ideal gas law, a 9.776 mol sample of xenon gasin a 0.8177 L container at 499.7 K should exert a pressure of 490.2atm. By what percent does the pressure calculated using the van derWaals' equation differ from the ideal pressure? For Xe gas, a =4.194 L2atm/mol2 and b = 5.105×10-2 L/mol.

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The ideal gas equation is PV nRT where V 08177 L n 9776 moles R 0082 LatmmolK and T 4997 K Plug in the values to obtain P as P nRTV 9776    See Answer
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