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Identify the force present and explain whether work is being performed in the following cases: (a) You lift a pencil off the top of a desk. (b) A spring is compressed to half its normal length.

Identify the force present and explain whether work is being performed in the following cases:
(a) You lift a pencil off the top of a desk.
(b) A spring is compressed to half its normal length.

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Chemistry The Central Science

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Chapter # 5- Thermochemistry
Section: Exercises
Problem: 23
Posted Date: April 19, 2016 06:58:00
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