The amount of work done in an adiabatic expansion from temperature $T$ to ${T_1}$ is

  • A

    $R(T - {T_1})$

  • B

    $\frac{R}{{\gamma - 1}}(T - {T_1})$

  • C

    $RT$

  • D

    $R(T - {T_1})(\gamma - 1)$

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