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The ratio of slopes of P-V plots for rev...

The ratio of slopes of `P-V` plots for reversible adiabatic process and reversible isothermal process of an ideal gas is equal to :

A

`gamma`

B

`1-gamma`

C

`gamma-1`

D

`1/(gamma)`

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A
`PV^(gamma)=const`. For adiabatic and `PV` const. for isothermal
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