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Conservative [[force|forces]] are those that possess certain properties<ref>Serway and Beichner, ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers'', Fifth Edition</ref>:

'''Conservative [[force]]s''' are those that possess certain properties<ref>Serway and Beichner, ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers'', Fifth Edition</ref>:

1. The [[work]] it does on a particle is independent of its [[trajectory]].

1. The [[work]] it does on a particle is independent of its [[trajectory]].

Examples of Conservative Forces:

Examples of Conservative Forces:

[[Gravitation|Gravitational Force]].

* [[Gravitational Force]]

 

* [[Hooke's Law|Force performed by a spring]]

[[Hooke's Law|Force performed by a spring]].

== References ==

== References ==

[[Category: Physics]]

[[Category: Physics]]

[[Category: Mechanics]]

[[Category: Mechanics]]