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3 years ago

State the law of conservation of energy

Physics

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storchak [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

In physics and chemistry, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time. ... For instance, chemical energy is converted to kinetic energy when a stick of dynamite explodes.

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