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No machine can achieve 100% efficiency in terms of work output. In any mechanical system, what is considered the most common cause for some of the work being turned into thermal energy?
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No machine can achieve 100% efficiency in terms of work output. In any mechanical system, what is considered the most common cause for some of the work being turned into thermal energy?

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Friction.

The sliding and rubbing between two objects creates heat, aka thermal energy.
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