Compressibility factor

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The compressibility factor, Z, is given by

Z=\frac{pV}{Nk_BT}

where p is the pressure, V is the volume, kB is the Boltzmann constant, T is the temperature and N is the number of molecules.

[edit] Compressibility factor of an Ideal Gas

From the ideal gas law we see that

Z= \frac{pV}{Nk_BT}=1

(see also: Zeno line)

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