Efficiency
 

Efficiency problem 12


Which statement about energy is not correct?


  • Energy is never lost but it may be transferred between different forms.


  • In an inelastic collision, the total energy is constant.


  • The efficiency of a system is the ratio of the useful energy output to the total energy input.


  • When a machine does work, friction reduces the total energy.


 

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