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In physics, the constant R that appears in the equation PV = nRT, which describes how the pressure P, volume V, and temperature T of an ideal gas are related (n is the amount of gas in moles). This equation combines Boyle's law and Charles's law.

R has a value of 8.3145 joules per kelvin per mole.



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PV = nRT = (g/m)RT or P = (g/m)RT/V, where R = universal gas constant, 0.
nt]/dt is the instantaneous crystallization rate at a given relative crystallinity, R is the universal gas constant, and [MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] is the effective energy barrier of the process at a given value of [X.
n] Z exp (-Ea/RT) (2) Where Z is the pre-exponential constant, Ea is the activation energy of the reaction, R is the universal gas constant and T is the absolute temperature in degrees Kelvin.
 
 
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