Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Energy is neither created nor destroyed.
• B) When an object falls from a higher surface, gravitational potential energy converts into kinetic energy.
• C) Physical and chemical changes are usually accompanied by energy changes.
• D) The molecules that compose gasoline have chemical potential energy.
• E) When gasoline undergoes combustion, the molecules that are newly formed have higher potential energy than the molecules that compose gasoline.

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