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The magnitude of work done by a gas that undergoes a reversible expansion along the path ABC shown in the figure is . 

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Correct answer: 48
The question refers to a path shown in a figure, but the figure is not provided here. Without the - coordinates or values on the graph, the work done cannot be uniquely calculated from the text alone.
For a reversible expansion, the work done by the gas is the area under the - curve:
If the path consists of simple segments on a - diagram, then the work would be found by summing the areas under each segment. For example:
- Along an isochoric step, , so work is .
- Along an isobaric step, .
- Total work is the sum over the full path.
However, since the actual graph is missing, I cannot independently derive the numerical value from first principles.
Given the stored correct answer is , the intended answer is most likely:
But this cannot be verified without the figure.
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