Which one of the following forces cannot be expressed in terms of potential energy?

Which one of the following forces cannot be expressed in terms of potential energy?
  1. Coulomb's force
  2. Gravitational force
  3. Frictional force
  4. Restoring force

Solution

Potential energy is defined for conservative force only. It is not defined for non-conservative force i.e. frictional force.

Asked in: JEE Main 2025 (07 Apr Shift 2)

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