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If the ratio of specific heat of a gas at constant pressure to that at constant volume is `gamma`, the change in internal energy of a mass of gas when the volume changes from V to 2V at constant pressure p is

A

`R//(gamma-1)`

B

PV

C

`pV//(gamma-1)`

D

`gammapV//(gamma-1)`

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