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प्रश्न
Look at the activity below. Reason out whether or not work is done in the light of your understanding of the term ‘work’.
Food grains are getting dried in the sun.
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उत्तर
The grains of corn are drying in the heat of the sun; here, also, no work is being done because the grains are stable in their place. There is no displacement in them.
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