Multistage compressors are used in industry, because they (A) Reduce the cost of compressor (B) Reduce the size requirement (C) Resemble closely to isothermal compression (D) Are easy to control

Multistage compressors are used in industry, because they
(A) Reduce the cost of compressor
(B) Reduce the size requirement
(C) Resemble closely to isothermal compression
(D) Are easy to control
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(C) Resemble closely to isothermal compression
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