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Can the work done by a non conservative force like friction 'in a round trip' ever be zero?

Thank you. Is it totally safe and correct to say that there is no potential energy gained by a body when work is done on it against a non conservative force.

Is potential energy gained or lost only in a conservative field, or when work is done against or by conservative forces?

Thank you. I am trying to understand it with the help of the idea that you suggested. But this is a regular phenomenon that we notice. If we throw something sticky on the wall, it tends to stick. So is it correct to assume that there is some velocity imparted to the massive body? And in that...

Dear Experts, Total momentum of a system is said to be conserved in perfectly inelastic collisions also. I have a slight problem trying to comprehend a simple example regarding the same. If a small mass 'm' , say a ball is thrown at a huge stationary mass 'M' , say a wall. If the collision is...