Although internal forces are balanced, they cause no work to be done on a body. It is the external forces that have the ability to do work. Hence, external forces are able to change the energy of a system.
No
In an elastic collision, the total initial kinetic energy of the balls will be equal to the total final kinetic energy of the balls. This kinetic energy is not conserved...
(b) kinetic energy
Explanation:-
Though work done by external forces will change the total energy of the system, work done by the internal forces will increase kinetic energy only. So when both...
(a) total energy
Explanation:-
External forces will either change KE or PE or both of a system. Since total mechanical energy (KE+PE) of a system is conserved when no external force acts,...