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Discover LudwigThe phrase "gas constant" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the physical constant, denoted by the symbol R, that relates the energy of a gas to its temperature and pressure. Example: The ideal gas law, PV=nRT, uses the gas constant to calculate the volume of a gas at a given temperature and pressure.
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gas constant
noun
A universal constant, R, that appears in the ideal gas law, (PV = nRT), derived from two fundamental constants, the Boltzman constant and Avogadro's number, (R = NAk)
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The gas constant R is determined by measurement.
Also on the right is the universal gas constant (R), equal to 8.3145 joules per mole kelvin.
in which R is the gas constant in units of two calories per degree and T is the absolute temperature.
where the slope corresponds to RT/ZF (R, universal gas constant; T temperature; Z equivalent gating charge; F, Faraday constant).
where and have been used to denote the specific heats for one kmol of gas and is the universal gas constant.
Conventional gas constant, 0.008315.
= Universal gas constant.
R gas constant.
Ideal gas constant.
universal gas constant (J/mol K).
where R is universal gas constant.
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