State whether the following statement is true or false:
Work and energy have different units.

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(FALSE) The statement is False.
In physics,work is defined as the product of force and displacement,and energy is defined as the capacity to do work.
Both work and energy are measured in the same $SI$ unit,which is the Joule $(J)$.

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