States of Matter

The work done when one mole of an ideal gas expands at constant temperature $T$ from volume $V$ to $2 V$ (in two equal steps of volume in a linear fashion) is $\frac{7}{12} R T$. How much more work would be done by the gas if it expands in ...

Why is it harder to compress liquids and solids relative to gases?

The van der Waals equation for a real gas is given by $\left(P+\frac{a}{V^2}\right)(V-b)=R T$. What is the dimension of $\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)$ ?