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When an electric kettle containing cold water is switched on, the water in it starts boiling after a few minutes. What is the source of the heat energy of the boiling water?

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Mechanical energy from the power socket

Newly created energy that increased the total energy

Mechanical energy from the heating element in the kettle

Already existing energy that was present in some other form

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Already existing energy that was present in some other form

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Answer:Already existing energy that was present in some other form

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