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                |  | The compressibility factor (Z) of a gas is defined as |  
                | | [A]. | the ration of the actual volume of the gas to the volume predicted by ideal-gas law | [B]. | the ratio of the volume predicted by ideal-gas law to the actual volume of the gas |  | [C]. | the difference between the actual volume of the gas and the volume predicted by ideal-gas law | [D]. | none of the above | 
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