He assumed a one-fluid model for a binary solution, and proposed a theory for capillarity that explained how surface tension varied as a particular temperature and pressure was approached.
He assumed a one-fluid model for a binary solution, and proposed a theory for capillarity that explained how surface tension varied as a particular temperature and pressure was approached. A graph of his equation has a portion that is modified by Maxwell's equal area rule to correct for the impossibility of negative compressibility, and gives a critical ratio of three-eighths. The space between planes of graphite is known as his gap, while his radius is calculated from interatomic distances in crystals and can be a term in the calculation of the Boyle temperature. Another term named for him includes Keesom and London varieties. FTP identify this man who developed the law of corresponding states and introduced excluded volume and attraction terms to the ideal gas law.
He assumed a one-fluid model for a binary solution, and proposed a theory for capillarity that explained how surface tension varied as a particular temperature and pressure was approached.
Johannes Diderik {van der Waals}