Universal Gas Constant (idea)

In many thermodynamics calculations, it is often easier to choose the Universal Gas Constant in appropriate units, instead of converting the units of each physical property. Following is a list of most commonly used values of the Gas Constant:

8.31451      J • mol-1 • K-1

8.31451      kJ • kmol-1 • K-1

8.31451      m3 • Pa • mol-1 • K-1

8.31451•10-3 kJ • mol-1 • K-1

8.31451•10-2 L • bar • mol-1 • K-1

8.31451•101  cm3 • bar • mol-1 • K-1

8.31451•103  cm3 • kPa • mol-1 • K-1

8.20578•101  cm3 • atm • mol-1 • K-1

8.20578•10-2 L • atm • mol-1 • K-1

6.23640•104  cm3 • torr • mol-1 • K-1

6.23640•101  L • torr • mol-1 • K-1

1.98589      cal • mol-1 • K-1

1.98589      Btu • lbmol-1 • R-1

7.30245•10-1 ft3 • atm • lbmol-1 • R-1

1.07316•101  ft3 • psi • lbmol-1 • R-1

1.54536•103  ft• lbf • lbmol-1 • R-1