Gas constant

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-004761

A physical constant that relates the energy scale to the temperature scale, appearing in many fundamental equations of physics and chemistry. It is the proportionality constant in the ideal gas law, PV = nRT. The value of the molar gas constant, R, is approximately 8.314 J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹.

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Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-004761
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
References	CODATA 2006 (https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.80.633); PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 974 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)

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