Submitted by xYoSoYx t3_z4nu9g in explainlikeimfive
nstickels t1_ixs5hr0 wrote
Because PV=nRT. This is a formula from chemistry, also known as the Ideal Gas Law where:
P - pressure
V - volume
n - number of moles of the gas (where a mole is Avogadro’s number of molecules of that gas)
R - Boltzmann’s constant
T - temperature
So in a closed environment like a tire, the volume and moles of gas are constant. That means if the temperature goes down, with everything else being equal, pressure has to go down as well. Similarly if temperature goes up, then the pressure would necessarily have to go up.
xYoSoYx OP t1_ixs5sa4 wrote
Awesome - I’ve always loved Chem/Phsysics, so now that I know there is a formula for this, I am satisfied :) thank you for providing this!
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