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Role of virial coefficients in chemical reaction

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van’t Hoff equation relates equilibrium constant K of a chemical reaction to temperature T. Though the van’t Hoff plot (\(\ln K\) vs. 1/T) is linear, it is nonlinear for certain chemical reactions. In this work we attribute such observations to virial coefficients.

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    P Vipin & R Sankaranarayanan

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Vipin, P., Sankaranarayanan, R. Role of virial coefficients in chemical reaction. Pramana - J Phys 95, 144 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-021-02185-y

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