Standard-state pressure = 100 000 Pa

Symbol
p°
Value
100 000
Unit
Pa
Uncertainty
exact (by definition)
Copy-ready
100000

Exactly 1 bar — the thermodynamic reference pressure, and deliberately not the same thing as 1 atm.

NIST, Fundamental Physical Constants — Complete Listing (2022 CODATA adjustment), retrieved 2026-07-26.

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