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:<math>\left[ p + \frac{a}{T(v+c)^2}\right] (v-b) =RT.</math>
:<math>\left[ p + \frac{a}{T(v+c)^2}\right] (v-b) =RT.</math>


In the case of the critical isotherm one has <math>\left.\frac{\partial p}{\partial v}\right|_{T=T_c}=0 </math>, and <math>\left.\frac{\partial^2 p}{\partial v^2}\right|_{T=T_c}=0 </math>, leading to
At the [[critical points | critical point]] one has <math>\left.\frac{\partial p}{\partial v}\right|_{T=T_c}=0 </math>, and <math>\left.\frac{\partial^2 p}{\partial v^2}\right|_{T=T_c}=0 </math>, which leads to


:<math>a = v_c - \frac{RT_c}{4P_c}</math>
:<math>a = v_c - \frac{RT_c}{4P_c}</math>

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The Clausius equation of state, proposed in 1880 by Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius [1] is given by (Equations 3 and 4 in [2])

At the critical point one has , and , which leads to

and

where is the pressure, is the temperature, is the volume per mol, and is the molar gas constant. is the critical temperature and is the pressure at the critical point, and is the critical volume per mol.

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