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P is the absolute pressure of the gas,
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V is the volume of the gas,
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n is the number of moles of gas,
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R is the universal gas constant,
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T is the absolute temperature.
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The ideal gas law mathematically follows from a statistical mechanical treatment of primitive identical particles (point particles
without internal structure) which do not interact, but exchange momentum (and hence kinetic energy) in elastic collisions.
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The ideal gas law is most accurate for monoatomic gases at high temperatures and low pressures. |