The Total Mechanical Energy of a System

question 96

Multiple Choice

The total mechanical energy of a system

• A) is equally divided between kinetic energy and potential energy.
• B) is either all kinetic energy or all potential energy, at any one instant.
• C) can never be negative.
• D) is constant, only if conservative forces act.
• E) is not uniquely determined for most naturally occurring systems.

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