For a massless piston undergoing an expansion of $\Delta V$ at constant temperature against a variable external pressure $P$,which equation represents the work done?

  • A
    $W = -\int P \, dV$
  • B
    $W = 0$
  • C
    $W = -P \Delta V$
  • D
    None of these

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