law of conservation
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laws of conservation
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Marcus had discovered a calculation that violated the law of conservation of energy, a bedrock scientific principle, tucked inside a new theory on electron behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
This observation is expressed in the law of conservation of energy: during a chemical or physical change, energy can be neither created nor destroyed, although it can be changed in form.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The law of conservation of charge ensures that whenever a charge is created, an equal charge of the opposite sign is created at the same time.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
This universally obeyed law of nature is called the law of conservation of charge.
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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