law 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
The law of conservation of charge is absolute—it has never been observed to be violated.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The student is able to plan data collection strategies to test the law of conservation of momentum in a two- object collision that is elastic or inelastic and analyze the resulting data graphically.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
This equation is known as the law of conservation of angular momentum, which may be conserved in collisions.
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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