What is an Equation of State ?
An
Equation of State
(EOS) is an equation that relates the pressure, temperature, and the molar volume of a substance.
You already know a few things about one EOS.
You probably call it the Ideal Gas Law.
We call it the
You probably call it the Ideal Gas Law.
We call it the
Ideal Gas Equation of State
, because it is definitely NOT a law because it does not always accurately describe the relationship between P, V and T.
In this lesson, we will discuss the Ideal Gas EOS and a graphical EOS called the
Generalized Compressibilty Factor
EOS.
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