Molar volume of an ideal gas at STP (0 °C, 100 kPa)

V_{\mathrm{m}}^{\,\mathrm{STP}} = 22.71095464\ \text{L/mol}

Value	22.71095464 L/mol
Status	Exact by definition — no uncertainty
Source	CODATA 2022 (exact in the 2019 SI)
Categories	Thermodynamic Chemistry

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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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Gas Volume at STP

V = n\,V_m

Ideal Gas Law

P V = n R T

Gas Density from Molar Mass

\rho = \frac{PM}{RT}