Consider the following van der Waals coefficients: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | }
\hline \text { Gas } & \mathrm { a } , \mathrm { L } ^ { 2 } \text { atm } \mathrm { mol } ^ { - 2 } & \mathrm {~b} , \mathrm {~L} \cdot \mathrm { mol } ^ { - 1 } \
\hline \text { helium } & 0.034 & 0.0237 \
\hline \text { hydrogen } & 0.244 & 0.0266 \
\hline \text { neon } & 0.211 & 0.0171 \\hline \text { krypton } & 2.32 & 0.0398 \
\hline \text { xenon } & 4.19 & 0.0511 \
\hline \text { chlorine } & 6.49 & 0.0562 \\hline \text { carbon diozide } & 3.59 & 0.0427 \
\hline \text { ammonia } & 4.17 & 0.0371 \
\hline \text { water } & 5.46 & 0.0305 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Which of the following gases has the largest attractive forces?

Question

Consider the following van der Waals coefficients: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Gas } & \mathrm { a } , \mathrm { L } ^ { 2 } \text { atm } \mathrm { mol } ^ { - 2 } & \mathrm {~b} , \mathrm {~L} \cdot \mathrm { mol } ^ { - 1 } \
\hline \text { helium } & 0.034 & 0.0237 \
\hline \text { hydrogen } & 0.244 & 0.0266 \
\hline \text { neon } & 0.211 & 0.0171 \\hline \text { krypton } & 2.32 & 0.0398 \
\hline \text { xenon } & 4.19 & 0.0511 \
\hline \text { chlorine } & 6.49 & 0.0562 \\hline \text { carbon diozide } & 3.59 & 0.0427 \
\hline \text { ammonia } & 4.17 & 0.0371 \
\hline \text { water } & 5.46 & 0.0305 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Which of the following gases has the largest attractive forces?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The van der Waals coefficient $a$ represents the magnitude of the attractive forces between gas molecules. Chlorine has the highest $a$ value (6.49 L^2 atm mol^-2), indicating it has the largest attractive forces among the listed gases.

Consider the Following Van Der Waals Coefficients Which of the Following Gases Has the Largest Attractive Forces