law of conservation
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laws of conservationExample Sentences
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He discovered the law of conservation of matter, discovered the role of oxygen in combustion reactions, determined the composition of air, explained respiration in terms of chemical reactions, and more.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The possible nuclear reactions are constrained by the law of conservation of nucleon number.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Einstein showed that the law of conservation of energy is valid relativistically, if we define energy to include a relativistic factor.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The first law of thermodynamics is a specific case of the law of conservation of energy involving the internal energy of a system and the possible transfer of energy through work and/or heat.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
It was my favorite episode, the one about the law of conservation of energy.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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