An Ideal Gas Undergoes a Cyclic Expansion and Compression Along $\to$

question 16

Multiple Choice

An ideal gas undergoes a cyclic expansion and compression along the path a $\to$ b $\to$ c $\to$ a as shown above. The work done along b $\to$ c of the cycle is the area

• A) shaded blue.
• B) shaded yellow.
• C) shaded blue and yellow.
• D) negative of the area shaded blue.
• E) negative of the area shaded yellow.

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