Molar volume of an ideal gas at STP (0 °C, 100 kPa)
| Value | 22.71095464 L/mol |
| Status | Exact by definition: no uncertainty |
| Source | CODATA 2022 (exact in the 2019 SI) |
| Categories | ThermodynamicChemistry |
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One mole of any ideal gas occupies RT/p, so the number is meaningless until you state T and p. At the modern IUPAC definition of STP, 273.15 K and 100 kPa (1 bar) exactly, that volume is 22.710 954 64 L/mol, or 0.02271095464 m³/mol.
The famous 22.4 L/mol belongs to the older standard pressure of 1 atm = 101.325 kPa; IUPAC moved standard pressure to 1 bar in 1982 to match the standard state used in thermodynamic tables, and the molar volume moved with it by 1.3 %. Textbooks and exam boards did not all follow at the same pace, which is why both numbers are still in circulation. Real gases deviate: at 0 °C and 1 bar, CO₂ occupies about 0.5 % less than the ideal value and ammonia about 1.5 % less.
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