A 0.10-kg ball is dropped from a height of 10 m and rebounds to a height of 8.0 m

a. Is energy conserved in the ball?
b. If not, how much energy was lost, and what happened to it?


a. No
b. 2.0 J, lost primarily to frictional heat

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