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van der Waals surface tension formula

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van der Waals surface tension formula [′van dər ‚wȯlz ′sər·fəs ‚ten·chən ‚fȯr·myə·lə]
(thermodynamics)
An empirical formula for the dependence of the surface tension on temperature: γ =Kpc⅔Tc⅓(1 -T/Tc)n, where γ is the surface tension,Tis the temperature,Tcandpcare the critical temperature and pressure,Kis a constant, andnis a constant equal to approximately 1.23.


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