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Formula Ideal Gas Law Pressure    Volume    Temperature    Amount of substance    Gas constant

Formula
Formula: Ideal Gas Law
Isobaric, Isochoric, Isothermal and Adiabatic Process on the p-V Diagram

Pressure

Unit
This pressure is present in a confined system containing an ideal gas. According to the ideal gas law, the pressure increases when the temperature \(T\) of the gas increases or the volume \(V\) in which the gas is confined decreases.

Volume

Unit
The volume of a closed system containing an ideal gas.

Temperature

Unit
It is the absolute temperature (in Kelvin) of the gas in a closed system.

Amount of substance

Unit
The amount of substance indirectly indicates the number of gas particles. It is related to the particle number \(N\) by the Avogardo constant \(N_{\text A}\): \( n = \frac{N}{N_{\text A}} \).

Gas constant

Unit
Molar gas constant (also called universal gas constant) is a physical constant from thermodynamics and has the following exact value:$$ R ~=~ 8.314 \, 462 \, 618 \, 153 \, 24 \, \frac{\mathrm J}{\mathrm{mol} \, \mathrm{K}} $$