compression factor, \(Z\)
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Product of pressure and molar volume divided by the gas constant and thermodynamic temperature. For an ideal gas it is equal to 1.
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Green Book, 2
nd
ed., p. 49 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)