In a P-V diagram (for an ideal gas), an isothermal curve will coincide within adiabatic curve (through a point), when (A) Cp < Cv (B) Cp = Cv (C) Cp > Cv (D) C ≥ Cv

In a P-V diagram (for an ideal gas), an isothermal curve will coincide
within adiabatic curve (through a point), when
(A) Cp < Cv
(B) Cp = Cv
(C) Cp > Cv
(D) C ≥ Cv
by

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(B) Cp = Cv
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