Explain a reversible adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas

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In a reversible adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas, the pressure and volume are related PV^gama= Constant by . Show that the work of adiabatic expansion from P1, V1 to P2, V2 is W= P2*V2-P1*V1/ Gama -1

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