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For an ideal gas the ratio of specific heats is `(C_(p))/(C_(v)) = gamma`. The gas undergoes a polytropic process PV^(n) =` a constant. Find the values of n for which the temperature of the gas increases when it rejects heat to the surrounding.

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`1 lt n lt gamma`
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