Which of the following forces can cause a change in the potential energy?

Question

Which of the following forces can cause a change in the potential energy? (A) Both conservative and non-conservative forces (B) Conservative force only (C) Non-conservative force only (D) Neither conservative nor non - conservative forces.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

In case of non-conservative forces, the work done is dissipated as heat, sound, etc., i.e., it does not increase the potential energy. But in case of conservative forces, work done is responsible for increasing or decreasing the potential energy.

Q. Which of the following forces can cause a change in the potential energy?

Both conservative and non-conservative forces

Conservative force only

Non-conservative force only

Neither conservative nor non - conservative forces.

In case of non-conservative forces, the work done is dissipated as heat, sound, etc., i.e., it does not increase the potential energy. But in case of conservative forces, work done is responsible for increasing or decreasing the potential energy.