Q. Compressibility factor of an ideal gas is
A) Equal to 2
B) Equal to 1
C) Greater than 1
D) Always less than 1
Explanation
(b)
Compressibility factor $(Z) = \frac{pV}{n\ .\ \ RT}$
For an ideal gas, we know that,
$\ \ pV = nRT$
$\therefore\ Z = 1\$
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