For an adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas, the fractional change in its pressure is equal to (where $\gamma$ is the ratio of specific heats):

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  • A

    $-\gamma \frac{ dV }{ V }$

  • B

    $-\gamma \frac{ V }{ dV }$

  • C

    $-\frac{1}{\gamma} \frac{ dV }{ V }$

  • D

    $\frac{ d V }{ V }$

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