gas constant

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noun

R. Also called: universal gas constant. the constant in the gas equation. It is equal to 8.31472 joules per kelvin per mole

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gas constant Scientific

A constant, equal to 8.314 joules per mole degree Kelvin or 1.985 calories per mole degree Celsius, that is the constant of proportionality (R) in the universal gas law.

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gas constant

The negative of the slope of that graph is the energy of activation divided by the universal ideal gas constant, R = 8.314 J/Kmol.

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We define the universal gas constant R = NAk , and obtain the ideal gas law in terms of moles.

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