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Friction's effect is to always increase the mechanical energy of a moving object.
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Friction does negative work on a moving object (opposes motion), converting mechanical energy into thermal (and sometimes sound) energy, so it reduces the object's mechanical energy rather than increasing it.
Friction does negative work on a moving object (opposes motion), converting mechanical energy into thermal (and sometimes sound) energy, so it reduces the object's mechanical energy rather than increasing it.
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