Question

What is conservative force? Show that work done against conservative
forces is a state function and not a path function. Also show that work
done against it in a complete cycle is zero?

Answer 1

Answer:

A conservative force is a force with the property that the total work done in moving a particle between two points is independent of the taken path. ... A conservative force depends only on the position of the object.

Answer 2

Explanation:

This can be demonstrated as a theorem, but the intuitive explanation is that a conservative force depends only on the spatial coordinates, and not in the direction of motion (such as friction), and thus eventually when the body moves back the field force is in the opposite directions and makes work of the opposite sign ...