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The molar specific heats of an ideal gas at constant pressure and volume are denotes by `C_(P)` and `C_(upsilon)` respectively. If `gamma = (C_(P))/(C_(upsilon))` and `R` is the universal gas constant, then `C_(upsilon)` is equal to

A

`(1 + gamma)/(1 - gamma)`

B

`(R)/((gamma - 1))`

C

`((gamma - 1))/(R)`

D

`gamma R`

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