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Question
Write true or false of the following statement.
There is always some loss of energy in conversion from one form of energy to another form, so the total energy is not conserved.
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Solution
This statement is false.
Explantion:
There is always some loss of energy in conversion from one form of energy to the other form, so the total energy is conserved.
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