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The number of zero sets of an ideal in $C(X)$

We denote the rings of all real valued continuous functions on compeletely regular space $X$ by $C(X)$.Let $I$ be a ring ideal of $C(X)$. define $Z[I]:=${$Z(f)$:$f$ $\in C(X)$} where
$Z(f):=${$x$$\in$$X$:$f(x)=0$}.we are interested in Knowing about the relation about algebraic properties of the ring $C(X)$ and topological properties of the space $X$.I have a question about the relation between the number of Zero sets of $I$ in the finite case and it's relation with the topological space $X$. Let me pose my questions in the definite way.

Question1: for which positive integer $n$ we can have a ring ideal $I$, that $Z(I)$ contains only n elements?

Question2: If we have an ideal $I$, such that $|Z(I)|=n$ for some positive integer $n$, can we characterize the ideal $I$?

Question3: for which condition on the space $X$, we have an ideal $I$, with $|Z(I)|=n$, for some positive integer $n$?

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