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Find the dimension of the constant a in the van der Waals equation `(p+a/V^2)(V-b)=RT`.

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The expression `p+a/V^2` shows that
`[a/V^0=[p]`
So,`[a]=[pV^2]=ML^-1T^-2.(L^3)^2=ML^5T^-2`
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