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Q. The ratio of the relative rise in pressure for adiabatic compression to that for isothermal compression is

Thermodynamics

Solution:

For adiabatic compression $pV^{\gamma}$= constant, hence $\gamma\,pdv/V$
. For isothermal compression pV = constant hence dp = pdV/V.