The figure here shows four paths on a p-V diagrams along which as gas can be taken from state i to state f. Rank the paths according to the magnitude of the energy transferred as heat Q between the gas and its environment, greatest first
4 > 3 > 2 > 1
In all of these four processes the change in internal energy is the same From first law we know that
Q=ΔEint+W.
Hence the order of heat transferred into the system during the process will remain the same as the order of work done