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The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases prog... - Science
Question
The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases progressively. Does this violate the law of conservation of energy? Why?
Answer
No, this does not violate the law of conservation of energy.
Reason:
As the potential energy decreases, the kinetic energy of the object increases by an equal amount because its velocity increases as it falls. The total mechanical energy (Sum of Potential Energy + Kinetic Energy) remains constant at every point during the fall.
