A given mass of gas expands from the state `A` to the state `b` by three paths, `1,2` and `3` as shown in the figure. If `w_(1), w_(2)` and `w_(3)` respectively be the work done by the gas along the pahts then:

Options

A. `w_1 gt w_2 gt w_3`
B. `w_1 lt w_2 lt w_3`
C. `w_1 = w_2 =w_3`
D. `w_2 lt w_3 lt w_1`

Answer

B