PV=nRT
Ideal gas law
PV=nRT is the ideal gas law, a fundamental equation in chemistry and physics relating pressure (P), volume (V), amount of gas in moles (n), the gas constant (R), and temperature (T).
It describes how gases behave under varying conditions, predicting that if you heat a gas in a fixed container, pressure rises.
Use PV=nRT to calculate how much the balloon will expand.
Equation linking gas properties
- BoltzmannEntropy-probability linking physicist
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- pressureForce upon contact
volume · moles · Kelvin · isothermal · isobaric · heat capacity · reversible · equilibrium
Molecular quantity's namesake
- stoichiometryQuantitative chemical reaction analysis
- STPDefined laboratory conditions
- partial pressureOne gas's mixture contribution
- DaltonEnglish-origin family name
vapor pressure · effusion · diffusion · concentration · molarity · van der Waals · compressibility · chemical equilibrium
Bonded atomic groups
- collisionsForceful contacts between objects
- kinetic energyPower from movement
- elastic collisionImpact conserving kinetic energy
- degrees of freedomNumber of independent variables
microscopic · macroscopic · statistical · pressure gradient · density · expansion · compression · work
Fixed method or notation
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- problem solvingAddressing challenges systematically
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- examFormal knowledge assessment
derivation · units · conversion · variables · algebra · substitution · rearrangement · memorization
ideal gas law
Equation linking gas properties
- BoltzmannEntropy-probability linking physicist
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
pressure · volume · moles · Kelvin · isothermal · isobaric · heat capacity · reversible · equilibrium · Carnot
Avogadro
Molecular quantity's namesake
- stoichiometryQuantitative chemical reaction analysis
- STPDefined laboratory conditions
- partial pressureOne gas's mixture contribution
Dalton · vapor pressure · effusion · diffusion · concentration · molarity · van der Waals · compressibility · chemical equilibrium · gas laws
molecules
Bonded atomic groups
- collisionsForceful contacts between objects
- kinetic energyPower from movement
- elastic collisionImpact conserving kinetic energy
degrees of freedom · microscopic · macroscopic · statistical · pressure gradient · density · expansion · compression · work · piston
formula
Fixed method or notation
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- problem solvingAddressing challenges systematically
- textbookAcademic subject manual
exam · derivation · units · conversion · variables · algebra · substitution · rearrangement · memorization · physics class
- Formulaschemical formula, quadratic formula, empirical formula, area formula, volume formula
- physics formulasE=mc2, F=ma