Problem: On the page 466 of the text the Ideal Gas Law is given as PV = nRT, why are there 3 different R's given?R = 8.314 J/mol•KR = 0.0821 (L•atm)/(mol•K)R = 1.99 calories/(mol•K)What the book says Page 466:
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From the ideal gas law:
PV = nRT
The units of PV can either be Joule or L•atm
n is in mol.
T is in K.
R = PV/nT
R is in J/mol•K
The standard value of R is 8.314 J/mol•K.
This can be converted to the other two units, hence getting the three values of R.
1 atm = 101325 Pa
1 L = 10-3 m3
1 atm•L = 101.325 J
1J = 1/101.325 atm•L
1 J = 0.00987 atm•L
1 cal = 4.184 J
Problem Details
On the page 466 of the text the Ideal Gas Law is given as PV = nRT, why are there 3 different R's given?
R = 8.314 J/mol•K
R = 0.0821 (L•atm)/(mol•K)
R = 1.99 calories/(mol•K)
What the book says Page 466:
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