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Van der Waals' Equation

The Van der Waals's equation is given by:

Where we have:
p: pressure
Vm: molar volume
R: molar gas constant which is given by 8.31J mol-1K-1
T: temperature (Kelvin)
a, b: Van der Waals' contants, you can find the values for different gas here.