Does air behave like an ideal gas

[TyErd]

Homework Statement

Simple question, does air behave like an ideal gas. I have researched online and flipped through 3 textbooks but cannot find a simple explanation.

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The Attempt at a Solution

The closest answer i came up with is air is made up of molecules that behave similar to an ideal gas. I think the problem is I am not exactly sure what an ideal gas is. There's a lot of explanations with regards to chemical structure and what not but I am an engineering student.

 

[widderjoos]

I think you can get away with assuming air is an ideal gas most of the time, as long as temperatures, pressures, and volumes are normal (like room temperature, etc.), but my answer might be kind of vague.