PV=nRT


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Stanley Munoz 3F
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PV=nRT

Postby Stanley Munoz 3F » Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:39 pm

When calculating pressure is P=[concentration]RT the same as P=nRT/V?

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby samantha eberle 2L » Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:44 pm

I believe they are the same! (n/V)*RT is equivalent to nRT/V. (n/V) is how you calculate concentration (moles of substance divided by volume), so the other way you wrote this equation is useful when a problem has concentration as a given value. Hope this helps!

Jinhee Lee 3B
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Re: PV=nRT

Postby Jinhee Lee 3B » Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:51 pm

Hello, I believe that is the same thing! The formula for concentration is moles over volume or essentially n/V. So basically it is PV=nRT but with P isolating and dividing V on both sides.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby Sarah Yang 1B » Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:53 pm

Yes, these two equations are the same! n/V or moles divided by volume is concentration.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby Alysha Dijamco 3E » Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:06 pm

Yes, they are the same! In order to calculate concentration, you can divide the moles of a substance by the volume, which can be represented at n/V. When looking at the equation P = nRT/V, you can see that there is a n/V, representing concentration. Thus, when given the concentration, you can substitute it in the equation so that it can be P = [concentration] x RT. This is helpful when you want to convert between partial pressure and concentration as you can also find concentration by dividing P by RT (concentration = P/RT).

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby D Garcia 1C » Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:32 pm

Yes! n/V is moles/volume, which is how you calculate concentration. Therefore, [concentration]*RT = P is the same as nRT/V = P.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby VictoriaPietrusiew2H » Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:38 pm

Yes, PV=nRT is the same as P=[conc]RT, since the concentration is equal to moles over liters (n/V), thus since P = (n/V)RT and concentration = (n/v), these equations are equal.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby VictoriaPietrusiew2H » Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:06 pm

Yes, PV=nRT is the same as P=[conc]RT, since the concentration is equal to moles over liters (n/V), thus since P = (n/V)RT and concentration = (n/v), these equations are equal.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby AbenaaMensahBonsu2F » Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:23 pm

Yes, the equations are essentially the same one is just derived from the other.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby Kimberly_Wu_3H » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:39 pm

Yes, both are the same as n/V or moles divided by volume is concentration.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby Emily Ng 3D » Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:01 pm

Yes, P=[concentration]RT is the same as P=nRT/V as n/V in the second equation is equal to the concentration of the first.

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby Ciabel Querol 3E » Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:31 pm

Yes, they are equivalent equations! If you rearrange P=nRT/V, it becomes P=n/V*RT. Concentration is the number of moles of substance in solution divided by amount of liters of solution, aka n (number of moles) / V (volume). P=n/V*RT thus becomes P=[concentration]*RT. Hope this helps!

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Re: PV=nRT

Postby Camila Garcia 1F » Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:47 am

Yes it would be considered the same. Since the units for concentration is mol/liters, the p=nrt/v will simplify to n/v which is molarity.


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