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KB The Boltzmann constant

The Boltzmann constant

Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann pioneered a kinetic theory of gases in the second half of the nineteenth century. Many disagreed with his ideas, and he never used the constant, kB, that bears his name. Yet kBc ould become a new SI base unit

Susan Street

The terms in bold link to topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA A-level specifications, as well as the IB, Pre-U and SQA specifications.

This article is about the kinetic theory of gases, gas laws and the Boltzmann constant, which might be used in a scheme to redefine SI base units.

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