The compressibility factor of a gas is defined as $Z = P V / n R T$ . The compressibility factor of an ideal gas is:

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Solution

The correct option is A 1
As we know,
ideal gas equation
$P V = n R T$ and
$Z = \frac{P V}{n R T}$
so $Z = 1$ for ideal gases.

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