Conservative And Non-conservative Forces - Practice Questions & MCQ

1. Conservative  field- 

• In the conservative field, work done by the force depends only upon the initial and final position.

• In the conservative field, work done by the force does not depend on the path.

• In the conservative field, work done by the force along a closed path is zero.

2. Conservative force-

• The forces of these type of fields are known as conservative forces.

                      Example: Electrostatic forces, gravitational forces, the spring force

3. Non-Conservative field-

• In Non- conservative field, work done by the force depends on the path followed between any two positions/points.

• In Non-conservative field, work done by the force along a closed path is non-zero.

4. Non-Conservative Force-

• The forces corresponding to Non-Conservative field are known as non-conservative forces.

• Non-Conservative Force is dissipative.

                    Example: Frictional force, Viscous force