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If a turbine is used in a fast flowing stream of river without any water storage facility. What energy conversion would take place for power generation?


A

Potential energy to electrical energy

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Heat energy to electrical energy

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Wind energy to electrical energy

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Kinetic energy to electrical energy

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Solution

The correct option is D

Kinetic energy to electrical energy


As there is no storage facility, there is no potential energy. The fast flowing stream of the river has kinetic energy. The turbine is used to convert the kinetic energy of the water directly into electrical energy.


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