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Equation of State
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An equation relating temperature, pressure, and volume of a system in
thermodynamic equilibrium.
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A large number of such equations have been devised to apply equally to
gaseous and liquid phases throughout a wide range of temperatures and
pressures. Of these, the simplest are the perfect
gas law and Van der
Waal equation. [[/a>|/a>
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
