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A force is considered conservative if the work done by the force depends only on the initial and final positions of an object, not the path taken between those positions. Examples of conservative forces include gravity, electrostatic forces, and elastic forces like those from springs. A force is also defined as conservative if the work done in moving an object along a closed path results in zero change in mechanical energy.
- Author
- Anurag Malik
- Language
- EN