gas constant

gas constant

n. Symbol R

A constant, equal to 8.314 joules per Kelvin or 1.985 calories per degree Celsius, that is the constant of proportionality (R) in the equation Pressure × Volume = n (number of moles) × (R) × Temperature, relating the pressure and volume of a quantity of gas to the absolute temperature.

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gas constant

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(Physics / General Physics) the constant in the gas equation. It is equal to 8.31472 joules per kelvin per mole. Symbol R Also called universal gas constant

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gas constant

A constant, equal to 8.314 joules per mole degree Kelvin or 1.985 calories per mole degree Celsius, that is the constant of proportionality (R) in the universal gas law.

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