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Consider a gas of molecules whose interaction energy u(r)u is infinite for r<r0and negative for r>r0, with a minimum value of -u0. Suppose further that kT≫u0, so you can approximate the Boltzmann factor forr>r0using ex≈1+x. Show that under these conditions the second virial coefficient has the form B(T)=b-(a/kT), the same as what you found for a van der Waals gas in Problem 1.17. Write the van der Waals constants aand b in terms of r0and u(r), and discuss the results briefly.

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The van der waals constants are:

akT=2π∫v0∞r2u(r)kTdr

b=2Ï€r033

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Step 1. Given information

Equation for Mayer's f-function

f(r)=e-βu(r)-1

here the factor β=

β=1kTc

Here,

Tc= Critical temperature

k=Bolztmann constant

Rewriting the Mayer's equation:

f(r)=eM(r)kT-1

Here,u(r)=potential energy due to interaction of any pair of molecules.

Considering the gaseous molecules as hard hemispheres.

If the separation between them is ris more than the intermolecular separationr0then potential is

r<r0forr>r0

Ifr<r0, then the potential energy is,

u(r)→∞

The second viral coefficient:

B(T)=-12∫d3rf(r)

Using the spherical coordination, the volume element is,

d3r=(dr)(rdθ)(rsinθdϕ)

The integralf(r)is independent of the anglesθ&ϕ. sod3r=4πr2dr

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Step 2.  The second viral coefficient is expressed as 

we have,

B(T)=-12∫0∞f(r)4πr2dr

=-2π∫0∞r2f(r)dr

=-2π∫0r0r2f(r)dr

=-2π∫0r0r2e-u(r)kT-1dr-2π∫s0∞r2eu(r)kT-1drB(T)=-2π∫0r0r2e-u(r)kT-1dr-2π∫0∞r2e-u(r)kT-1dr

=-2π∫0r2e-∞kTdr+2π∫0r0r2dr-2π∫0∞r21-u(r)kT-1dr

=0+2πr033-2πKT∫50∞r2u(r)dr

On comparing,

B(T)=2πr033+2π∫v0∞r2u(r)kTdr

=b-akT

and,

akT=2π∫s0∞r2u(r)kTdr

The second and third viral coefficient from van der waal model is,

B=b-aRT&C=b2

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