Energy Conservation with Nonconservative Forces: Which, If Any, of the Following

question 35

Multiple Choice

Energy conservation with nonconservative forces: Which, if any, of the following statements concerning the work done by a conservative force is NOT true?

• A) It can always be expressed as the difference between the initial and final values of a potential energy function.
• B) It is independent of the path of the body and depends only on the starting and ending points.
• C) When the starting and ending points are the same, the total work is zero.
• D) All of the above statements are true.
• E) None of the above statements are true.

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