## Kb meaning

Boltzmann Equation for Entropy: $S = k_{B} \ln W$

Henry Krasner 1C
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### Kb meaning

What does Kb stand for in the Boltzmann equation? When you multiply it by Avogadro's number when given 1 mol of a substance, you get R, the gas constant. However what happens when you don't have Avogadro's number?

Kate Chow 4H
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### Re: Kb meaning

Kb is the Boltzmann constant. It's on the equation sheet that we're given at the beginning of all of our exams. You also always have avogadro's number because that's also on the equation sheet.

Charles Hood Disc 1C
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### Re: Kb meaning

When you don't have Avogadro's number you get a different result than the gas constant.

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