When a force acts in a direction opposite to the motion, ________ work is said to be done on the object.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


negative

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The decoupling of the strong force from the electroweak force provided energy for a rapid inflation of the Universe

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. eclipsing binary system B. visual binary system C. spectroscopic binary system D. transiting binary system

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