A given mass of a gas expands from the state A to the state B by three paths 1, 2 and 3 as shown in fig.
lf W1,W2 and W3 respectively be the work done by the gas along the three paths, then
W1>W2>W3
W1<W2<W3
W1=W2=W3
W1<W2 and W1>W3
Work done = area under the curve Here A3>A2>A1 or W1<W2<W3