At low pressure, van der Waal’s equation for 1 mol can be represented as
(P+aV2)(V−b)=RT
At low P, volume is very large . ∴ “b” can be ignored.
(P+aV2)V=RT
PV+av=RT (Divide the equation by RT)
PVRT+aRTV=1
∴ Z=1−aVRT(PVRT=Z for 1 mol)