Which, if any, of the following statements concerning the work done by a conservative force is NOT true? All of these statements

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Which, if any, of the following statements concerning the work done by a conservative force is NOT true? All of these statements

are true. It can always be expressed as the difference between the initial and final values of a potential energy function. None of these statements are true. It is independent of the path of the body and depends only on the starting and ending points. When the starting and ending points are the same, the total work is zero.

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Yuliya22 [3.3K] · Answer 1 · 2026-02-21T05:42:47+03:00

Answer:

If the starting and ending points are identical, the overall work equals zero.

Explanation:

Option (D) is correct.

A force is considered conservative when the work performed by it while moving an object from point A to point B does not rely on the path taken and remains consistent across all paths. The work done is determined solely by the initial and final locations of the particle. Thus, when the initial and final positions in a conservative field coincide, the work is said to be zero.