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write the energy transformation that takes place in the following :

Steam engine


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Solution

  1. Energy conversion, also termed as energy transformation, is the process of changing one form of energy into another.
  2. In a steam engine, heat is used to boil water and obtain steam under high pressure to turn the shaft and drive the wheels.
  3. So, a steam engine converts heat energy into kinetic energy.

Hence, Steam engine → Heat energy → Kinetic energy.


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