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Which relation is the ideal gas law for a unit mass of dry air?

  • A.Pressure equals density times the specific gas constant times temperature
  • B.Pressure equals density divided by the product of the specific gas constant and the absolute temperature
  • C.Pressure equals temperature divided by density
  • D.Pressure equals the product of density and temperature divided by the universal gas constant for the gas

Answer: A

Written per unit mass the equation of state is \( p = \rho R T \), with \( R \) the specific gas constant for the gas concerned and \( T \) the absolute temperature. It is the starting point for essentially every calculation in atmospheric thermodynamics, and rearranging it to obtain density from pressure and temperature is the single most frequently performed operation in the subject. The other forms listed are dimensionally inconsistent and would not reproduce the observed behaviour of air under any conditions.

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