Using the data , ,

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Problem

Using the data

P = 1.05\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}

V = 2.40\times10^{-2}\,\text{m}^3

n = 1.00\,\text{mol}

, and

T = 290\,\text{K}

, a student calculates a value for the universal gas constant. What is the percent error of the student’s value compared with the accepted value

8.31\,\text{J\,mol}^{-1}\,\text{K}^{-1}

? (a) 8.3\% (b) 4.4\% (c) 4.6\% (d) 9.2\%