Correct answer: (B) Axial is less than centrifugal.
Explanation
A centrifugal stage combines substantial impeller energy input with diffusion and commonly achieves a larger pressure rise per stage. A subsonic axial stage is more restricted by blade loading and diffusion. Thus the highest single-stage axial pressure ratio is lower, B; multistaging is how axial compressors achieve large overall ratios.
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