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Grade 11Mechanics

The net work done in raising a block is zero then potential energy??

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago

Work done on the body when we lift it and put it on the table is zero, because according to work energy theorem, change in kinetic energy of the body is zero. So, the net work done is zero.

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