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7.2 POTENTIAL ENERGY AND KINETIC
ENERGY
ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
7.3 PRINCIPLE OF CONSERVATION OF
ENERGY
TRANSFORMATION OF KINETIC ENERGY AND
POTENTIAL ENERGY IN A CLOSED SYSTEM
In a closed system, the transformation of energy
between potential energy and kinetic energy obeys
the Principle of Conservation of Energy.