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Describe how energy conversions are inefficient in electrical circuits using examples

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Part of the energy input is wasted. It is used to increase the entropy of the surroundings. Therefore, the useful energy output is necessarily smaller than the energy input. In other words, the efficiency of a heat engine is always less than 100%.

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