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An equation correcting the ideal gas law for molecular size and attraction was published in 1879 by:

AVon Helmholtz
BVan Leeuwenhoek
CVon Fraunhofer
DVan der Waals
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Correct answer: D. Van der Waals
1. The correction adds one term for attraction and one for volume. 2. A Dutch scientist proposed the first such equation. 3. That scientist was Johannes van der Waals. _Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e, Chapter 9, Gases._
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