Why do we prefer AC for transmission to long distances while most of the appliances are based on DC ?

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Transmission of current on long distant can result in lot of loss of electrical energy as the energy get transmitted into heat energy. Whereas in case of AC current the loss of electrical energy is less as the wire gets less heated.

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