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Question
State the energy changes which take place when:
Water stored in dams rotates turbine connected to a dynamo.
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Solution
The potential energy of stored water changes to kinetic energy of flowing water, The kinetic energy of the flowing water rotates turbine. The turbine, in turn, rotates the coil of the generator and changes into electric energy.
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