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the total amount of energy in a system remains constant over time (it is conserved over time); energy can neither be created nor destroyed — it can only be transformed from one state to another
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the total amount of energy in a system remains constant over time (it is conserved over time); energy can neither be created nor destroyed — it can only be transformed from one state to another