State whether the following statements are true or false with reasons. Elastic forces are always conservative.
A
True
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B
False
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Solution
The correct option is B False False, because elastic forces are not always conservative. Elastic
forces are conservative as long as the loading and deloading curves are
coincident, even if the curves are not linear. For example, rubber.