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Why is a static electric field conservative?
I'm curious about something. Can you explain to me why a static electric field is conservative?
Sure, I'd be happy to explain. A static electric field is considered conservative because the work done by the field on a charged particle moving along a closed path is zero. In other words, the potential energy of a charged particle in a static electric field depends only on the particle's position, and not on the path taken to get there.