Compressibility factor

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The compressibility factor, $Z$ , is given by

Z = \frac{p V}{N k_{B} T}

Compressibility factor of an Ideal Gas

From the ideal gas law we see that

Z = \frac{p V}{N k_{B} T} = 1

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Classical thermodynamics