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CAPE2024 Assignment1
CAPE2024 Assignment1
Problem:
Find the molar volume (v) of ammonia at temperature T = 250 ℃ and pressure P = 10 atm
using the Van der Waals Equation of State.
𝑎
(𝑃 + ) (𝑣 − 𝑏) = 𝑅𝑇
𝑣2
27𝑅 2 𝑇𝑐2 𝑅𝑇𝑐
𝑎= , 𝑏=
64𝑃𝑐 8𝑃𝑐
Compare the efficiency of these numerical methods in terms of accuracy, computation time
and number of iterations.