38. As a gas is held within a closed chamber, it passes through the cycle shown in the figure. Along path ab, the change in the internalenergy is 3.0 J and the magnitude of the work done is 5.0 J. Along path ca, the energy transferred to the gas as heat is 2.5 J. Howmuch the change in the internal energy along path bc?
(A) +5.5 J
(B) +10.5 J
(C) –0.5 J
(D) –10.5 J
(E) –5.5 J