HP 33s User Manual page 114

Example: Solving the Ideal Gas Law Equation.
The Ideal Gas Law describes the relationship between pressure, volume,
temperature, and the amount (moles) of an ideal gas:
where P is pressure (in atmospheres or N/m
number of moles of gas, R is the universal gas constant (0.0821 liter–atm/mole–K
or 8.314 J/mole–K), and T is temperature (Kelvins: K=°C + 273.1).
Enter the equation:
Keys:
º d h
P
h º ¢
V
h ¸
N
h ¸ h
R
Ï
º Î
A 2–liter bottle contains 0.005 moles of carbon dioxide gas at 24°C. Assuming
that the gas behaves as an ideal gas, calculate its pressure. Since Equation mode
is turned on and the desired equation is already in the display, you can start
solving for P :
Keys:
Û
P
¥
2
¥
.005
¥
.0821
Ï Ù
24 273.1
7–4
Solving Equations
P V = N
Display:
¸



T




Display:

value 

value 

value 

value 


R T
2
), V is volume (in liters), N is the
Description:
Selects Equation mode
and starts the equation.
Terminates and displays
the equation.
Checksum and length.
Description:
Solves for P ; prompts for
V .
Stores 2 in V ; prompts for
N .
Stores .005 in N ;
prompts for R .
Stores .0821 in R ;
prompts for T .
Calculates T (Kelvins).