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Question 8 of 20

You heat a pot of water on a gas stove. Not all the energy from the
combustion of the gas is transformed into thermal energy. What happens to
the rest of the energy released when the gas burns?
OA. It is transformed into light energy.
OB. It is transformed into chemical energy.
C. It is transformed into electrical energy.
OD. It is transformed into nuclear energy.
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Answer 1

None of the choices you provided are correct. When a gas burns, it releases energy in the form of heat and light. Some of this energy is transferred to the pot of water, increasing its temperature, but some of the energy is also released as light. However, the rest of the energy is not transformed into chemical, electrical, or nuclear energy. Instead, it is lost to the environment in the form of waste heat. This is why gas stoves can become hot to the touch - they are releasing excess energy in the form of heat that is not being used to heat the pot of water.

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