law of conservation
Americannoun
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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
Do devices with efficiencies of less than one violate the law of conservation of energy?
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
This universally obeyed law of nature is called the law of conservation of charge.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
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
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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