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Pressure from Kinetic Theory

P = (1/3)·ρ·v^2

What it says

Pressure exerted by an ideal gas derived from kinetic theory, using mass density and mean square molecular speed.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
PPressure (Pa)M L^-1 T^-2
ρMass density (kg/m^3)M L^-3
v2_meanMean square speed (m^2/s^2)L^2 T^-2

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Filed under Thermodynamics · derive through it in the explorer