Only If a Force on a Particle Is Conservative

question 40

Multiple Choice

Only if a force on a particle is conservative:

• A)does it do no work when the particle moves exactly once around any closed path
• B)does the work it does equal the change in the kinetic energy of the particle
• C)does it obey Newton's second law
• D)does it obey Newton's third law
• E)it is not a frictional force

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