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What are the different places to use

the different values of R - gas
constant (like, where to use 8.314
JK⁻¹mol⁻¹ and where 0.082
LatmK⁻¹mol⁻¹)?

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The gas constant, denoted by 40 R 41 , can

be expressed in different units depending on the
context and the units of other quantities involved in
the calculation. The two common values for the gas
constant are:

1. 40 R = 8.314 \, \text{J K}^{-1}

\text{mol}^{-1} 41 - This is the gas
constant expressed in joules per kelvin per
mole. It is commonly used in calculations
involving the Ideal Gas Law when pressure
is in pascals, volume is in cubic meters,
temperature is in kelvin, and the number of
moles is in moles.

2. 40 R = 0.082 \, \text{L atm K}^{-1}

\text{mol}^{-1} 41 - This is the gas
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Jake Dickerman
HS Chemistry and Physics Teacher · Author h… · 4y
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All of the values of the gas constant - R - represent
the same QUANTITY. Where they are different is in
their UNITS. What you want to do when picking out
a value to represent R is see what units R needs to
cancel. If your pressure is measured in atmospheres
and your volume in liters, you need to make sure
that R is in terms of atmosphere Liter per mol kelvin
(~.0821). If your pressure is measured in Torr and
your volume in meters cubed you need to make sure
you’re using Torr m^3 per mol kelvin (~.624). If you
are measuring a gas in terms
Continue of the energy present
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1. 1/12 Lt-atm/K-Mol

2. 25/3 joule/K-Mol

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be equation 1)

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