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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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| :<math>Z= \frac{pV}{Nk_BT}=1</math> | :<math>Z= \frac{pV}{Nk_BT}=1</math> | ||
| (see also: [[Zeno line]]) | |||
| ==References== | |||
| [[Category: Classical thermodynamics]] | [[Category: Classical thermodynamics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:43, 28 February 2008
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[edit]
From the ideal gas law we see that
(see also: Zeno line)