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Explain why the law of conservation of energy can mean that we do not have unlimited sources of energy.

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The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed - it can only be converted from one form to another. It basically means that energy can't just appear, but has to be converted from existing energy; for example, the chemical energy in petrol is turned into electrical energy to power a car.Remember the total energy of universe is constant,,and no more energy can be drawn from out if we collect all universe's energy at a single point(its the big bang energy splitted during
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