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|The '''ratio''' we're calculating {{minor|Mass of the container, divided by the mass of the gas}} | |The '''ratio''' we're calculating {{minor|'''Mass''' of the container, divided by the '''mass''' of the gas}} | ||
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|The maximum storage '''temperature''' | |{{minor| }} The maximum storage '''temperature''' {{minor|<small>Relative to ''absolute zero'' (−273°C)</small>}} | ||
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|The '''molar mass''' of the gas | |The '''''molar'' mass''' of the gas molecule {{minor|Which, in the case of ''hydrogen gas'' (H<sub>2</sub>), is about <code>2.02</code>}} | ||
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Let's apply this formula to a few possible cases below: | ''Let's apply this formula to a few possible cases below:'' | ||
===Cheap structural steel=== | ===Cheap structural steel=== |