Ideal Gas Law (in terms of molecule number)
Formula: PV = NkT Conditions: Ideal gas, in equilibrium state. Explanation: Describes the relationship between pressure P, volume V, total number of molecules…
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Formula: PV = NkT Conditions: Ideal gas, in equilibrium state. Explanation: Describes the relationship between pressure P, volume V, total number of molecules N, and thermodynamic temperature T for an ideal gas. k is the Boltzmann constant.
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