23. When an ideal gas in a cylinder was compressed isothermally by a piston, the work done on the gas was found to be
1.5×104 J . During this process about
(a) 3.6×103 cal of heat flowed out from the gas
(b) 3.6×103 cal of heat flowed into the gas
(c) 1.5×104 cal of heat flowed into the gas
(d) 1.5×104 cal of heat flowed out from the gas
Answer-a
(12)