virial coefficients

Coefficients ( $B , C , ...$ ) in the virial equation of state for a real gas $p V m = R T ( 1 + B V m + C V m 2 + ... )$ where $p$ is the pressure, $V m$ the molar volume, $R$ the gas constant and $T$ the thermodynamic temperature.

Source:

Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 49

See also: Purple Book, p. 58

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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.

Last update: 2014-02-24; version: 2.3.3.

DOI of this term: https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.V06625.

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