Which of the following statements about the "Conservation of Energy" is NOT true? A) The total energy E of an isolated system cannot change. B) The total energy E of a system can change only by amounts of energy that are transferred to or from the system. C) An applied force can transfer energy into or out of the system D) The total mechanical energy Emec of a system remains constant in any isolated system of objects that interact only through conservative forces. E) The work done by the friction force on a particle moving through any closed path is zero.

Which of the following statements about the "Conservation of Energy" is NOT true? A) The total energy E of an isolated system cannot change. B) The total energy E of a system can change only by amounts of energy that are transferred to or from the system. C) An applied force can transfer energy into or out of the system D) The total mechanical energy Emec of a system remains constant in any isolated system of objects that interact only through conservative forces. E) The work done by the friction force on a particle moving through any closed path is zero.

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Chapter7: Conservation Of Energy

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