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Chemical Engineering · Q117

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 117

Q117

The compressibility factor for an ideal gas is 1. Its value for any other real gas is

A.
1
B.
< 1
C.
> 1
D.
Either (b) or (c), depends on the nature of the gas
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
As the real gas can deviate positively or negatively from ideal behavior it can have
(compressibility factor) > 1 → positive deviation.
< 1→ negative deviation.