The Individual Gas Constant - R

The Individual Gas Constant depends on the particular gas and is related to the molecular
weight of the gas. The value is independent of temperature.
In the imperial system the units for the individual gas constant are ft lb/slug oR. In the SI system
the units are J/kg K.
The Individual Gas Constant for some common gases are listed below:

Individual Gas Constant - R

Gas

SI Units
(J/kg K)

Molecular
Weight
(g/mole)

Argon, Ar

208

39.94

Acetylene

319

26

Ammonia

488

17

188.9

44.01

Carbon Monoxide, CO

297

28.01

Carbonic acid

189

44

Carbon Dioxide, CO2

Imperial Units
(ft lb/slug oR)

1130

Helium, He

12420

2077

4.003

Hydrogen, H2

24660

4124

2.016

Methane - natural gas, CH4

3099

518.3

16.04

Nitrogen, N2

1775

296.8

28.02

Oxygen, O2

1554

259.8

32

189

44.09

Propane, C3H8

Individual Gas Constant - R

Gas

Imperial Units
(ft lb/slug oR)

Sulfur dioxide, SO2 (sulfuric

acid)

SI Units
(J/kg K)

Molecular
Weight
(g/mole)

130

64.07

Air

1716

286.9

28.97

Water vapor

2760

461.5

18.02

More material properties

The Universal Gas Constant - Ru

The Universal Gas Constant - Ru - appears in the ideal gas law and can be expressed as the
product between the Individual Gas Constant - R - for the particular gas - and the Molecular
Weight - Mgas - for the gas, and is the same for all ideal or perfect gases:
Ru = Mgas R (1)
where
Ru = universal gas constant
Mgas = molecular weight of the ideal gas or mixture of gases

The Molar Weight of a Gas

The molar weight of a gas can be calculated like
Mgas = (f1 / M1 + .... + fn / Mn) (2)
where
f = mass of the gas relative to the total mass of the mixture
M = molecular weight of the gas

The Universal Gas Constant - Ru - in alternative Units

atm.cm3/(mol.K) : 82.0575
atm.ft3/(lbmol.K) : 1.31443
atm.ft3/(lbmol.oR) : 0.73024

 atm.l/(mol.K) : 0.08206
bar.cm3/(mol.K) : 83.14472
bar.l/(mol.K) : 0.08314472
Btu/(lbmol.oR) : 1.9859
cal/(mol.K) : 1.9859
erg/(mol.K) : 83144720
hp.h/(lbmol.oR) : 0.0007805
inHg.ft3/(lbmol.oR) : 21.85
J/(mol.K) : 8.314462
kJ/(kmol.K) : 8.314462
J/(kmol.K) : 8314.472
(kgf/cm2).l/(mol.K) : 0.084784
kPa.cm3/(mol.K) : 8314.472
kWh/(lbmol.oR) : 0.000582
lbf.ft/(lbmol.oR) : 1545.349
mmHg.ft3/(lbmol.K) : 999
mmHg.ft3/(lbmol.oR) : 555
mmHg.l/(mol.K) : 62.364
Pa.m3/(mol.K) : 8.314472
psf.ft3/(lbmol.oR) : 1545.349
psi.ft3/(lbmol.oR) : 10.73
Torr.cm3/(mol.K) : 62364
The Ideal Gas Law - Gases are highly compressible with changes in density directly

related to changes in temperature and pressure.

A Mixture of Gases - Properties of mixtures of gases.
More about temperature

The Universal Constant defined in Terms of the Boltzmann's Constant

The universal gas constant cab be defined in terms of Boltzmann's constant k as:

Ru = k NA (2)
where
k = Boltzmann's constant = 1,3807 x 10-23 (J/K)
NA = Avogadro Number = 6,022 x 1023 (1/mol)