Talk:Van der Waals radius

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[edit] pV=nRT

I'm not a chemist (still in high-school), but shouldn't this read PV = nRT? :-\ /splintax

You are right and wrong! I think the original author intended V to equal the molar volume but due to the limitations of the font used here, the "~" couldn't be placed over the V. In practice you try to use equimolar volumes in your calculations. I'll try and place a link to the actual equation.
Also, I don't want to confuse my high-school friend but, there should be something said about polarizability volumes and van der Waals. I can remember right now what the connection is (there may not be any) but I'll look over my notes from college.

afn

[edit] Radius

How does one find this radius, is there an equation to find it? The equation on this page doesn't seem to have the "radius" as a variable. Fresheneesz 03:19, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

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