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Why is work done by conservative forces associated with potential energy stack?

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A non-conservative force does not "build up" or "store" energy which can later be released.

Friction is one. The work it does is not stored in any way. It is converted into heat and disappears.

Stored energy is what we call potential energy. Because it has a "potential" to do work, it released.

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