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molecular volume

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noun

  1. Also called: molar volume.  the volume occupied by one mole of a substance

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However, at lower temperatures and higher pressures, corrections for molecular volume and molecular attractions are required to account for finite molecular size and attractive forces.

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For which of the following gases should the correction for the molecular volume be largest: CO, CO2, H2, He, NH3, SF6?

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At low pressures, the correction for intermolecular attraction, a, is more important than the one for molecular volume, b.

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We may therefore conclude that the molecular volume depends more upon the internal structure of the molecule than its empirical content.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

The molecular volume is additive in certain cases, in particular of analogous compounds of simple constitution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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