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Why is the amount of mechanical energy produced less than the amount of electrical energy used?
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Why is the amount of mechanical energy produced less than the amount of electrical energy used?

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Because the efficiency of the process is less than 100%.
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Because some of the energy is wasted and the amount of energy wasted is based on the efficiency of the machine
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