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Question: What is the difference between NTP and STP?...
What is the difference between NTP and STP?
Solution
Let us know about STP first. Standard temperature and pressure (STP) are conditions that must be established for experimental measurements in order to make comparisons between different sets of data. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are the most widely used standards, albeit they are not generally approved. For their standard reference circumstances, other organisations have produced a range of alternative definitions.
Complete answer:
Standard temperature and pressure | Normal temperature and pressure |
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IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) defines STP (Standard Temperature and Pressure) as air or gas at 0∘C (273.15 K, 32 ∘F) and 105 pascals (1 bar) | Air or gas at 20∘C (293.15 K, 68∘F) and 1atm (101.325 kN/m2, 101.325 kPa) is described as NTP (Normal Temperature and Pressure). |
STP is defined as air at 60∘F (520∘R, 15.6∘C) and 14.696 psia in the Imperial and US systems of measurement (1 atm, 1.01325 bar) | NTP is frequently used as a standard condition for fan capacity testing and documentation. |
A mol of gas has a volume of 23.6442 litres at these conditions. | A mol of gas has a volume of 22.4136 litres at these conditions. |
Note:
Standard reference conditions for expressing the volumes of gases and liquids, as well as related quantities such as the rate of volumetric flow (the volumes of gases vary significantly with temperature and pressure) are often required in industry and commerce: standard cubic metres per second (Sm3s−1), and normal cubic metres per second (Nm3s−1).