Q. A sample of gas expands from volume $V_{1}$ to $V_{2}$. The amount of work done by the gas is maximum when the expansion is
A) Isothermal
B) Adiabatic
C) Isochoric
D) Same in all the cases
Explanation
(a) $W =$ area under $p - V$ curve = maximum in isothermal expansion
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