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I get that you classify forces as either conservative or non-conservative, depending on whether the work done in a round trip is zero or non-zero.

What property of the force makes it to be, conservative or non-conservative, so that the work done in a round trip is zero/non-zero?

Note  : I'm not asking the conditions for a force to be conservative. I'm asking what exactly makes it conservative.

I get that forces can be classified as either conservative or non-conservative, depending on whether the work done in a round trip is zero or non-zero.

What property of the force makes it to be, conservative or non-conservative, so that the work done in a round trip is zero/non-zero?

Note: I'm not asking the conditions for a force to be conservative. I'm asking what exactly makes it conservative.

Ok, so I get that you classify forces as either conservative or non-conservative, depending on whether the work done in a round trip is zero or non-zero.

What property of the force makes it to be, conservative or non-conservative, so that the work done in a round trip is zero/non-zero?

Note : I'm not asking the conditions for a force to be conservative. I'm asking what exactly makes it conservative.

I get that you classify forces as either conservative or non-conservative, depending on whether the work done in a round trip is zero or non-zero.

What property of the force makes it to be, conservative or non-conservative, so that the work done in a round trip is zero/non-zero?

Note : I'm not asking the conditions for a force to be conservative. I'm asking what exactly makes it conservative.

Ok, so I get that you classify forces as either conservative or non-conservative, depending on whether the work done in a round trip is zero or non-zero.

What property of the force makes it to be,conservative or non-conservative,so that the work done in a round trip is zero/non-zero?

Note : I'm not asking the conditions for a force to be conservative. I'm asking what exactly makes it conservative.

Ok, so I get that you classify forces as either conservative or non-conservative, depending on whether the work done in a round trip is zero or non-zero.

What property of the force makes it to be, conservative or non-conservative, so that the work done in a round trip is zero/non-zero?

Note : I'm not asking the conditions for a force to be conservative. I'm asking what exactly makes it conservative.