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Gas constant

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005874

A physical constant that relates the energy scale to the temperature scale for a given amount of substance. It appears in the ideal gas law and other thermodynamic equations, representing the work done per mole per degree Kelvin. Its value is approximately 8.314 Joules per mole Kelvin (J/mol·K).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005874
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoBoltzmann's constant
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Gas constant",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A physical constant that relates the energy scale to the temperature scale for a given amount of substance. It appears in the ideal gas law and other thermodynamic equations, representing the work done per mole per degree Kelvin. Its value is approximately 8.314 Joules per mole Kelvin (J/mol·K).",
  "see_also": [
    "Boltzmann's constant"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/gas-constant/"
}

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