2.05 mol of O2 gas is held at 500 K in a 2 L container. Use the van der Waals equation,
[P+a(nV)2](V−nb)=nRT
to calculate the pressure of the gas. Constants needed for the problem include R=0.08206 L⋅atmmol⋅K and constants of a=1.363 atm⋅L2mol2 and b=0.0319 Lmol for O2.
42.452 atm
42.526 atm
42.056 atm
42.045 atm