Question

The compressibility factor of an ideal gas is

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 4
• D. 6

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

1

Answer 2

compressibility factor is defined as :

$Z=\frac{P V}{(P V) \text { ideal }}=\frac{P V}{n R T}$

for non ideal gases, $Z \neq 1$

for ideal gases. $Z=1$