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Pressure Constant

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The pressure constant, often denoted as 'R' in scientific equations, is a physical constant that appears in the ideal gas law equation. It relates the energy scale to the temperature scale that occurs in thermodynamics.

AP course connection

Topic 2.8: 2.8 Mechanisms of Transport

Unit 2

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