Calculate the pressure exerted by 10 moles of neon gas in a 5 L container at `27^(@)C`, using
The van der Waals equation. The van der Waals constants `a=0.2107atmL ^2 mol ^2 ,b = 0.0171 L mol^(-1)`.

Explanation

For an van der Waals gas, `P= (nRT)/(V- nb)-(n^(2)a)/(V^2)`
`P= (10mol xx 0.0821 L atm K^(-1) mol^(-1) xx 300 K)/((5L)-(10mol xx 0.0171 L mol^(-1)))-((10 mol)^(2)(0.21 L^(2)atm mol^(-2)))/((5L)^2)`
`= 51.004 atm- 0.84atm = 50.16 atm`.