The 22.4 promise
Run once at STP — standard temperature and pressure, (273 K) and 101.325 kPa — and out falls a number worth memorizing: one mole of ANY ideal gas rents . Helium, oxygen, carbon dioxide — same rent, because ideal gas particles are all equally standoffish regardless of their size. So at STP the whole law collapses to with , read aloud: V equals n V-m.
Now the fine print, which is where exams hunt: 22.4 is a promise made ONLY at STP. A warm room, a pressurized cylinder — the shortcut's contract is void, and collects the full fare. Before you reach for 22.4, check the conditions like you would check a coupon's expiry date. This lesson makes sure you do.
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