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The '''Boyle temperature''' is the [[temperature]] at which the [[Virial equation of state | second virial coefficient]] becomes zero, | The '''Boyle temperature''', <math>T_B</math>, is the [[temperature]] at which the [[Virial equation of state | second virial coefficient]] becomes zero, | ||
''i.e.'' | ''i.e.'' | ||
:<math> | :<math>B_2\vert_{T=T_B}=0</math>. | ||
At the Boyle temperature a non-ideal gas, more or less, obeys [[Boyle's law]]. | At the Boyle temperature a non-ideal gas, more or less, obeys [[Boyle's law]] (which holds for an [[ideal gas]]). | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Van der Waals equation of state#Boyle temperature |Boyle temperature of the van der Waals equation of state]] | |||
*[[Theta solvent]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[category: classical thermodynamics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:06, 7 October 2010
The Boyle temperature, , is the temperature at which the second virial coefficient becomes zero, i.e.
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At the Boyle temperature a non-ideal gas, more or less, obeys Boyle's law (which holds for an ideal gas).