One of the laser commonly used to produce blue and green light in laser light shows in the Ar+ ion laser, which operates using gaseous Ar+ ions. Consider a gas of these Ar+ ions. Would you expect the compressibility factor for this system to be greater than, less than, or equal to 1? Explain your reasoning.

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One of the laser commonly used to produce blue and green light in laser light shows in the Ar+ ion laser, which operates using gaseous Ar+ ions. Consider a gas of these Ar+ ions. Would you expect the compressibility factor for this system to be greater than, less than, or equal to 1? Explain your reasoning.

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