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Grade 12General Physics

Statement 1 : For a charged particle moving from point P to point Q, the net work done by an electrostatic field on the particle is independent of the path connecting point P to point Q. Statement 2 : The net work done by a conservative force on an object moving along a closed loop is zero. (1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is the correct explaination of Statement-1 (3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not the correct explaination of Statement-1 (4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true

Profile image of saket kumar
12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Electrostatic fields are conservative in nature and it is a fundamental quality of conservative fields that work done by them is always path independent.
Thus both statements are correct and 2 is the correct explanation of 1.