The___ of a body is its ability to do work.

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If a person can do a lot of work we say that he has a lot of energy.
In physics also, anything which is able to do work is said to possess energy.
Thus, energy is the ability to do work.
Hence the energy of a body is its ability to do work.

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(b) The work done on a body moving in a circular path is .....................

(c) 1 joule is the work done when a force of one ............. moves an object through a distance of one.................. in the direction of .....................

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The___ of a body is its ability to do work.

If a person can do a lot of work we say that he has a lot of energy.In physics also, anything which is able to do work is said to possess energy.Thus, energy is the ability to do work.Hence the energy of a body is its ability to do work.

If a person can do a lot of work we say that he has a lot of energy.
In physics also, anything which is able to do work is said to possess energy.
Thus, energy is the ability to do work.
Hence the energy of a body is its ability to do work.