## PV=nRT [ENDORSED]

$PV=nRT$

Tim Foster 2A
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### PV=nRT

What do all of the different variables in the ideal gas law above represent?

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### Re: PV=nRT  [ENDORSED]

P is Pressure
V is Volume
n is the moles of gas
T is temperature
R is a constant (the value you choose depends on which units you are using).

For example, in this class, you usually use 0.08206, in which you should use atm, L, K.

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### Re: PV=nRT

what are the units for each variable? Are there different units for pressure? How do we convert them to atm?

Sandhya Rajkumar 1C
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### Re: PV=nRT

As the reply above said, the constant (R) usually used in this class is 0.08206. This constant is used when pressure (P) is measured in atm, volume (V) is measured in liters (L), n is the moles of gas, and temperature (T) is measured in Kelvin (K).

Andy Nguyen 1A
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### Re: PV=nRT

If the pressure isn't given in atm, then you can use 760 mmHg = 1 atm and 101.325 kPa = 1 atm.