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