Temperature in PV=nRT

[Kellina Tran 2I]

What is the unit we should be using for temperature in PV=nRT?

[Rachel Lu_dis1H]

Temperature is in Kelvin (K)

[Golbarg Rahimi 3k]

We have to use Kelvin temperature since in this formula T could be at the denominator. If we were using Celsius unit, then we would have had zero at the denominator at some point. Because a zero denominator does not give us a solution, we use kelvin. when kelvin is zero that suggests we have an absolute zero temperature and there would be no gas law.

[snehabhargava]

The standard units for temperature is Kelvin (K)

[Cassandra Mullen 1E]

If you're given the temperature in celsius, you can easily convert it to Kelvin by adding 273.15

[Carlos Gonzales 1H]

The unit we use for temperature in this equation is Kelvin (K). If the temperature is given in Celsius, add 273.15 to convert to Kelvin.

[Yuting Zhu 3D]

Just adding to that, temperature is the most determining factor of the characteristic of the gas.

[HussainNaib1D]

Temperature has to be in Kelvin always. Unlike P or V in the PV=nRT equation, where P can be in atm/Pa/etc or V can be L/m^3/etc or they can both be combined into eV/J/cal, T always has to remain in K (similar to n, which always has to remain in mol).

[Tony Chung 2I]

The unit for T in this case is always in Kelvin (K)

[Niveda_B_3I]

Kelvin is the SI unit for temperature.