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Old 09-06-2011, 05:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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If u put nitrogen in your tires the temperature won't matter
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Default Nitrogen pressure is temperature dependent

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If u put nitrogen in your tires the temperature won't matter
Sorry, but that is not true.
All gases follow the gas laws.
Nitrogen is very nearly an ideal gas, so it follows PV = nRT,
so P = nRT/V.
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Sorry, but that is not true.
All gases follow the gas laws.
Nitrogen is very nearly an ideal gas, so it follows PV = nRT,
so P = nRT/V.
I was told there would be no mat....physics.
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The Straight Dope: Is it better to fill your tires with nitrogen instead of air?
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pressure guages can be had for cheap...
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