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Van der Waals Equation

van der Waals isotherms

van der Waals isotherms

This graph demonstrates the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature based on the van der Waals model. It correctly predicts a mostly incompressible liquid phase, but the oscillations in the phase transition zone do not fit experimental data.

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