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:<math>Z=\frac{pV}{Nk_BT}</math> | :<math>Z=\frac{pV}{Nk_BT}</math> | ||
where ''p'' is the [[pressure]], ''V'' is the volume, <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]], ''T'' is the [[temperature]] and ''N'' is the number of molecules. | |||
==Compressibility factor of an Ideal Gas== | ==Compressibility factor of an Ideal Gas== | ||
From the [[Equation of State: Ideal Gas | ideal gas law]] we see that | From the [[Equation of State: Ideal Gas | ideal gas law]] we see that | ||
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The compressibility factor, , is given by
where p is the pressure, V is the volume, is the Boltzmann constant, T is the temperature and N is the number of molecules.
Compressibility factor of an Ideal Gas
From the ideal gas law we see that
