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[IC Engines & Combustion Stoichiometry Concept 5] An ideal gas undergoes a reversible polytropic process $PV^n = C$. If the heat capacity ratio is $\gamma = C_p / C_v$, for what value of $n$ does the heat transfer during the process equal zero?

(A)
$n = \gamma$
(B)
$n = 1$
(C)
$n = 0$
(D)
$n = \infty$
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Q2.
[IC Engines & Combustion Stoichiometry Concept 15] An ideal gas undergoes a reversible polytropic process $PV^n = C$. If the heat capacity ratio is $\gamma = C_p / C_v$, for what value of $n$ does the heat transfer during the process equal zero?

(A)
$n = \gamma$
(B)
$n = 1$
(C)
$n = 0$
(D)
$n = \infty$
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