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| | Measuring Volume of Liquid, Gas |
 | | Specifying the "Normal" conditions of measurement must be done with gases, since the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, and proportional to absolute temperature. |
 | | In other words, because gas volume changes so dramatically with temperature and pressure, we have to establish some "normal" or "known" temperature and pressure conditions in order to be able to compare one person's measurement with another. |
 | | When measuring gas volumes, the N means the gas is at normal temperature and pressure, usually taken to be 20.0 C and 1.01 bar (one atmosphere). |
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