In the Absence If Heat Transfer, and Assuming Negligible Losses

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the absence if heat transfer, and assuming negligible losses and no work, conservation of mechanical energy states that the total mechanical energy of a system is

• A)increasing
• B)constant
• C)decreasing
• D)decreasing, then constant

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