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Values of the Gas Constant in Different Unit Systems

1 torr (mmHg) = 133.322 Pa [at 0 C]


1 in Hg = 3386.38 Pa [at 0 C]
1 in H2O = 249.082 Pa [at 4 C]
1 ft H2O = 2988.98 Pa [at 4 C]

In SI units the value of the gas constant, R, is:


R = 8.314472 Pa m3 K-1 mol-1
= 8314.472 Pa L K-1 mol-1
= 0.08314472 bar L K-1 mol-1
This table gives the appropriate value of R for use in the ideal
gas equation, PV = nRT, when the variables are expressed in other
units. The following conversion factors for pressure units were
used in generating the table:
1 atm = 101325 Pa
1 psi = 6894.757 Pa
Units of V, T, n
T
n
K
mol
lbmol
R
mol
lbmol
K
mol
cm3
lbmol
R
mol
lbmol
L
K
mol
lbmol
R
mol
lbmol
K
mol
m3
lbmol
R
mol
lbmol

V
ft3

1-46

kPa
0.2936228
133.1851
0.1631238
73.99170
8314.472
3771381
4619.151
2095211
8.314472
3771.381
4.619151
2095.211
0.008314472
3.771381
0.004619151
2.095211

atm
0.00289784
1.31443
0.00160990
0.730242
82.0574
37220.6
45.5875
20678.1
0.0820574
37.2206
0.0455875
20.6781
0.0000820574
0.0372206
0.0000455875
0.0206781

Reference
Mohr, P. J., Taylor, B. N., and Newell, D. B., CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants: 2006, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data
37, 1187, 2008.

psi
0.0425864
19.3168
0.0236591
10.7316
1205.91
546993
669.951
303885
1.20591
546.993
0.669951
303.885
0.00120591
0.546993
0.000669951
0.303885

Units of P
mmHg
2.20236
998.973
1.22353
554.984
62363.8
282878000
34646.5
15715400
62.3638
28287.8
34.6465
15715.4
0.0623638
28.2878
0.0346465
15.7154

in Hg
0.0867070
39.3296
0.0481706
21.8498
2455.27
1113690
1364.03
618717
2.45527
1113.69
1.36403
618.717
0.00245527
1.11369
0.00136403
0.618717

in H2O
1.17881
534.704
0.654900
297.058
33380.4
15141100
18544.7
8411730
33.3804
15141.1
18.5447
8411.73
0.0333804
15.1411
0.0185447
8.41173

ft H2O
0.0982351
44.5587
0.0545751
24.7548
2781.71
1261760
1545.39
700979
2.78171
1261.76
1.54539
700.979
0.00278171
1.26176
0.00154539
0.700979

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