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Conservative forces are defined as the force for which,
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Options:
  • A work done depends only on the initial and final positions.
  • B work done depends on the initial and final positions and also on the path taken.
  • C work done depends only on the path taken.
  • D work done depends only on the initial position.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: work done depends only on the initial and final positions.
Conservative force is a force with the property that the total work done in moving a particle between two points is independent of the path followed but depends only on the initial and final positions.
So, the correct option is (1).

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