1.1.11 Conservation & Dissipation of Energy

• The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store to another.
• The total amount of energy in a closed system remains constant according to the law of conservation of energy.
• Energy can be transferred from store to store usefully to do work.
• Energy can also be dissipated to the thermal store of the surroundings according to the law of conservation of energy.