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For real gases van der Waals equation of state can be expressed as `(p+(a)/(V^(2)))(V-b)=RT`
where p is the pressure V is the molar volume and T is the absolute temperature of the given sample of gas and a,b, and R are constants.
Dimension of a is

A

`ML^(5)T^(-2)`

B

`L^(-1)T^(-2)`

C

`L^(3)`

D

`L^(6)`

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    A
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