Steam at high pressures and temperatures is used to generate electrical power in utility plants. A large utility boiler has a volume of 2500 m3 and contains 140 metric tons (1 metric ton = 103 kg) of steam at a temperature of 540°C. Use the van der Waals equation to estimate the pressure of the steam under these conditions, in atmospheres and in pounds per square inch.

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The Vander wall as gas equation is nRT Vnb Here P pressure T temperature P ... View the full answer