Hello everyone,
How does one define Boltzmann constant and what is its value?
Thank you
Hello @Kremella
The Boltzmann constant defines the proportionality of the fluid particles kinetic energy to the fluid temperature. It is commonly defined as:
k_B = R/N_A
where
R is the gas constant (8.31446261815324 J⋅K−1⋅mol−1)
N_A is the Avogadro's number (6.02214076×1023 mol−1)
In November 2018 the Boltzmann constant value was revised to 1.380649×10−23 J/K
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Hello @Kremella
The Boltzmann constant defines the proportionality of the fluid particles kinetic energy to the fluid temperature. It is commonly defined as:
k_B = R/N_A
where
R is the gas constant (8.31446261815324 J⋅K−1⋅mol−1)
N_A is the Avogadro's number (6.02214076×1023 mol−1)
In November 2018 the Boltzmann constant value was revised to 1.380649×10−23 J/K