Boyle temperature

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In thermodynamics, the Boyle temperature is defined as the temperature for which the second virial coefficient, B₂(T) vanishes, i.e. B₂(T) = 0. Since higher order virial coefficients are generally much smaller than the second coefficient, the gas tends to behave as an ideal gas when the temperature reaches the Boyle temperature.

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1. P.W. Atkins, Physical Chemistry (Oxford University Press, 6^th edition) 1998