Who formulated the real gas law in 1873?
ALudwig Boltzmann
BJames Clerk Maxwell
CJohannes van der Waals
DJacobus van 't Hoff
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Johannes van der Waals
The Dutch physicist van der Waals corrected the ideal gas law for molecular size and attraction in 1873.
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