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Phase Transformations

Problem 2.195

By what magnitude would the pressure exerted by water on the walls of the vessel have increased if the intermolecular attraction forces had vanished?

Reveal Answer
Δp=a/V2M=1.7104 atm\Delta p=a / V^{2} M=1.7 \cdot 10^{4} \mathrm{~atm}