Determine the second virial coefficient B(T) using the van der Waals EOS. Also find its value at the critical temperature where the experimentally observed value is about −0.34 RTc/Pc.
Second virial coefficient 
Form the virial equation

Residual volume 
From the Vander waals equation of state
Multiply the Vander waals equation by 
Taking limit for 
Where Pv = RT
Therefore 


So a, b constant values

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